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Standing ndin ng to the side side,, a hea heavy-set avvyy-seet bearded dm man an w who ho ssports p or ts aan n eearring arring has a smile miile wider than the others others. s. Jamie M Matthews, atthews, tthe he ccity ity o off S Santa antaa Clara’s ma m mayor, ayor, is basking in the gl glow. low. And M Matthews atthews iiss o on n tthe he ve verge rge o off

drastically rreshaping drastically eshaping the t rreputation eputation of his cit cityy while also also,, he h hop hopes, es, bringing off m money. That’s b ringing iin n a llot ot o oney. T hatt’s off a m miracle ssomething omething o iracle iin n ttoday’s o day’s ďŹ nancee climate. municipal ďŹ nanc clim mate. While its much lar larger neighbor, g neighb ger or, league approval San JJose, ose, aawaits waits leagu ue appr oval for for o ab baseball aseball sstadium, t dium, Santa ta Santa t C Clara lara has has jumped jump ed to the fr front ont of o the queue queue.. The cit cityy is only a ffew ew steps fr from om billion-dollar ccompleting ompleting a b illion- dollar deal deal byy p pulling off near b ulling o ff tthe he n ear iimpossible: mp ossible: making m aking a professional professional ssports p or ts franchise ffoot o ot almost the entir entiree the bill ffor o or a st adium whi ile also giving stadium while m uch o he re venue b ack tto o tthe he much off tthe revenue back cit y. city. “For me,, it it’s about money,â€? “F or me ’s all ab o the mone out y,â€? Matthews Mat thews sa says. ayys. “I’v “I’vee ne n never ver b been een game.. If a pr pro player to a ffootball ootball game o pla ayer w alks u p tto om e, II’m ’m n ot ggoing oing tto ob walks up me, not bee eenamored. namored. W hat I w ant iiss tto o ta lk tto o What want talk a team ’s [chief ďŹ nanci ial offic er].â€? team’s ďŹ nancial officer].â€? Last week, San Francisco–based La st w eek, S an F rancisco –based re al eestate state ďŹ rm JJMA MA V entures real ďŹ rm Ventures announced partnering announc ed that it is par p tnering with

tthe he 4 9ers o wners tto op urchase G reat 49ers owners purchase Great A merica ttheme heme p ark iin nS anta C lara America park Santa Clara es ffor or $70 mi o illion. The sale mak million. makes cconstruction onstructiion of the team ’s $9 87 team’s $987 st adium “aa fforegone oregone cconclusion,â€? o onclusion,â€?â€? stadium ssays ays A uido, V Po ales fo All G Guido, VP off ssales forr Le gends, a cconsulting onsulting ďŹ rm h ired tto o Legends, ďŹ rm hired sell luxur luxuryy suites suites.. The pur rchase of the theme park, purchase which lies dir ectly ne xt to the site directly next aapproved pproved fo fforr a sstadium tadium b anta byy S Santa C lara vo ters iin n JJune une 2 010, aallows llows a Clara voters 2010, llawsuit awsuit ďŹ led o ver p arking d isputes ďŹ led over parking disputes b rrent owners edar Fair byy the cur current owners,, C Cedar Fair,, tto ob ecome m oot. As suming tthe he ssale ale become moot. Assuming of Gr eat Americ A om C edar Fair Great Americaa fr from Cedar Niners’ York tto o JJMA MA aand nd tthe he N iners’ Y ork ffamily amily i appr is oved ed b S ta Clara Cl ’s Cit approved byy Sant Santa Clara’s Cityy C ouncil—and iitt aalmost lmost aassuredly ssuredly iitt Council—and will b t ne xt ttwo wo months— bee in the next theyy w want. eeveryone ver yone will w get what the ant. S anta C lara b elieves iitt iiss ggetting etting Santa Clara believes the b etter end of the deal. “In tot al, better total, w nly h ave 5 p av ercent o his wee o only have percent off tthis project off m more billion-dollar p ro oject o ore tthan han a b illion- dollar in vestmen nt,â€?â€? Mat thews sa ays y . “The investment,â€? Matthews says. obligation them.â€?â€? legal oblig gation rremains emains with them. adium, Matthews says stadium, Mat thews w sa ays y the st ccoupled oupled with w Gr eat Americ a, puts Great America, h is S ilicon V alley ’’burb burb o n iits ts w ayy tto o his Silicon Valley on way b ecoming a ““premier premier d estination iin n becoming destination Northern California.â€? N or thern C aliffornia. o â€? It ’s a ma arriage that ccould ould only It’s marriage h app en iin nA merica: ffamily amily ttheme heme happen America: p ark aand nd fo ffootball otball sstadium. tadium. B ut park But in a ffew ew yyears—the e ears—the st adium is stadium

Headed Sout South th Failed opp opportunities ortunities to o get a stadium stadium built at C Candlestick andlestick Point Poiint date back to 1997, 19 97, which made the 49ers 4 desperate desperate to get a deal done in recent reccent years. years. N Not ot wanting w anting to leave leaave a de devoted voted o fan base and with few few options to o st art from from start scratch in its curr ent lo cation, the club current location, looked looked south. Sant Santaa Clara w was as happy happ py to ac accommodate, commodate, but onlyy on its own terms terms.. Thr Through ough st stashing asshing aaway way rredevelopment ede development l t agency money m ey that mone th t ccould ould ttop op o ut aatt $$40 40 million, million, $35 $35 out million generated from from a sp ecialized specialized ttax ax district for for o hotels and d roughly roughly $330 million in financin financing ng that will ccome ome fr from om a sheltered sheltered authorit aauthority ty for for o the st stadium, adium, Sant Santaa Claraa has insulated itself.f. Naming rights to the stadium itself t st adium alone should cover cover the authority’s a authorit tyy’s financing ccosts osts of construction. constrruction. ““We We b built uilt a fi firewall rewall between between the the stadium authority st adium di authorit h i y and d the h city,” cit i y,” says sa ayys R Ron on Garratt, o Garratt, a former fo orrmer Santa Santa assistant Clara assist ant city city manager maanager who ccontinues ontinues to aid in thee process process despite retiring. retiring. The city ciity also manages m anages its its own own utilities, utilities, bringing bringing in additional revenue. revenue. Meanwhile, M eanwhile, the the Niners Niners are are aaggressively ggressively acquiring acquiring their their financial financial wherewithal w herewithal tthrough hrough the the sale sale of of stadium st adium luxury luxur y suites. suites. The club says saays y $173 million worth wor th of suites have havve been b een sold without even even engaging ccorporations. orp orattions. A loan loan from frrom the the NFL NFL worth w orth aatt lleast east $150 $150 million million is is also also eexpected xpected tto o ccome ome through thro ough now now that the league has a new n w collective ne collective bar bargaining gaining agreement, agreementt, Marathe ssays. ays. Both Both are are crucial crucial to to helping helping the the

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cover the bulk of the stadium’s stadium’s club cover $987 million million price price tag, tag, as as well well as as any any $987 overrun costs. costs o . overrun Getting the the team team to to agree agree to to those those Getting concessions was was crucial to any any deal, concessions the mayor mayyor says. says. “I “I used used to to storm storm off off the indignant at at meetings meetings saying, saying, ‘This ‘This indignant isn’t enough, h,’” Matthews Matttthews says, saays y , laughing isn’t enough about about his theatrics. th heatrics. “We’re “W We’re pretty prettty good good negotiators here. here. We We have have a proud proud negotiators reputation that t we’re a little litttle t bit cheap. cheap.” reputation we’re That Thatt may may be be why why the the stadium stadium was was always built built with with a backup backup plan plan in in always mind. If If the the 49ers 49ers find find themselves themselves mind. in an an untenable untenable position position to to pay pay off off in second team could could be be the debt, a second brought in n as a sub-tenant sub -tenant to the brought Niners. There Theere is a gr owing belief belief Niners. growing thatt the the team team will will share share its its new new that stadium with stadium wi ith the Oakland Raiders— the p perpetually unhappyy tenants erpetu ually unhapp across the ba b ay. But Marathe say ys the across bay. says two teams don ’t ha ave an orm of o two don’t have anyy fform agreement with one another and agreement only occasionally occasionally “bounce “bounce ideas ideas off off only oth her.” Raiders officials have havve of each other.” refused to to comment comment on on specifics sp ecifics refused other than than to to say say they they are are open op en to to other stadium. the idea of sharing a stadium. Matthews w says saayys the Raiders would Matthews be be welcome welcome to to Santa Santa Clara, Clara, but but they they aren’t team the city aren’t the only o city should consider. consider. “We’ve “W We’ve always always y designed the stadium stadium m to have havve a second second team, and and that that doesn’t do esn’t necessarily necessarily mean mean the the Raiders,” Raaiiders,” he he says. says. “Don’t “Don’t think think it’s it’s a requirement. require r ment. It’s It’s possible possible with with another NFL NF FL team.” team.” The longer longger no action is taken, taken, though, though, the the more more difficult difficult it it will will be be for for a second second team team to to call call Santa Santa Clara Clara home in the th he near future, future, Garratt Garratt says. says. “Obviously, “Obviously, the the 49ers 49ers are are not not going going to to give give v away away space space to to another another team team to to make make it it far far easier easier for for them them to to get get in in than than they they did,” did,” he he says. says. “It “It will be be a very ver e y competitive competitive situation if a second second team comes comes along.” along.” With Wiith just jusst 118,000 118,000 people, people, Santa Santa Clara Clara has has always always been been one one of the middle midd dle cities of the South Bay, Bayy, lacking lacking a central central district district and and indistinguishable from neighbors indistinguiishable fr om its neighb ors with lit little geographical tle sense s of geo graphical definition or identity. o identit y. But with a new new stadium stadium in in the the works works and and plans plans to to become b ecome a destination destination for for commerce commerce and entertainment, enter tainment, it seems Matthews Matthews and company company found found a back back door door to to becoming becoming a major-league major-leagu ue city. city. With Wiith a little little luck, and that seems seeems to be be going Santa Santa Clara’s Clara’’s way, way, the the stadium stadium will will break break ground ground in January Januar y 2013.

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genius. He slipped in somehow and boasted, “I don’t have a job. ... I’m unemployed by choice.“

The commander-in-chief proved a compassionate communicator, empathetically answering questions from a woman concerned about her unemployed mom’s medical and Social Security benefits, veterans seeking jobs after their service to country and the relationship between public education and employment. He offered some encouraging words for a laid-off African-American IT professional.

Coyly identifying himself as someone who’s worked at “a small startup down the street here that did quite well,” he asked the president, get this, for permission to pay more income taxes. Yes, he actually asked, very politely, “Would you please raise my taxes?”

The show stealer, however, came not from a victim of economic displacement. From the back of the bleachers came a questioner who was not selected from the LinkedIn members who submitted questions in advance. Amid the sad, worried questions came the upbeat marketing

Turns out the questioner was ex-Google marketing exec Douglas Edwards, who’s promoting his book “I’m

Feeling Lucky: The Confessions of Google Employee Number 59.” Edwards, a one-time marketing guy for the Mercury News, became an instant celebrity when the national media descended on him like night moths to a lightbulb when Monday’s LinkedIn Town Hall ended. The softball question provided Obama with the opportunity to argue for tax fairness by ratcheting up tax rates for the super-rich, who he said are taxed at the lowest rate since the 1950s. —DAN PULCRANO

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the two tech titans met for 10 hours in San Jose, Businessweek reports. They’re duking it out over what Google owes Oracle for its unlicensed use of Java technology in its Android smartphone operating system. Sun Microsystems (creator of Java, acquired by Oracle in 2009) had offered Google a licensing agreement for $100M 4 years ago.

Apple’s iPhone event conďŹ rmed for Oct. 4 All the major tech news outlets today are reporting that Apple’s iPhone event is set for October 4. The Cupertino-based tech titan sent out a clever invitation to those lucky press people with 4 iOS icons on it: The calendar icon reading “Tuesday 4â€? The clock icon indicating the starting time of the event (10 AM) The Maps icon (which always shows I280 and the area immediately surrounding Apple’s campus at 1 InďŹ nite Loop). The Phone app icon with a notiďŹ cation badge. Could the number of notiďŹ cations mean the number of products being unveiled that day? —BRENDAN NYSTEDT

Google and Oracle Scrap over Java The Oracle/Google showdown continues with more settlement meetings between Larry (Page) and Larry (Ellison). Last week,

This go around, Oracle is asking for around $2B, from a calculation which includes $1.2B in damages. Businessweek reports that Google “asked a federal judge to exclude parts of the calculation that it said aren’t supported by the evidence.� The trial is set for sometime next month. —BRENDAN NYSTEDT

Texas Instruments swallows National Semiconductor Texas Instruments has ďŹ nished its acquisition of iconic Santa Clarabased semiconductor company National Semiconductor. The $6.5B deal was announced in April. National Semiconductor is expected to be incorporated into TI’s Analog division. Leena Rao from TechCrunch writes: National’s 5,000-plus employees will immediately become part of TI. The two companies will integrate National as a unit of TI’s Analog business, which will have a combined portfolio of nearly 45,000 analog products, customer design tools, and a sales force that is 10 times larger than National’s previous footprint. — BRENDAN NYSTEDT

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Cambrian Era MORE INNOCENT TIMES This photo from her book, ‘Child of Satan, Child of God,’ shows Manson Family member Susan Atkins (girl on left) with her family in Cambrian Park.

A lurid past lurks beneath the sunbaked sprawl of the Cambrian 36 area in the wilds of San Jose By GARY SINGH

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ART OF the human condition in San Jose, at least historically, involves decades of hick-town annexation spats, the most recent of which saw the sprawl kingpins at San Jose City Hall trying to bully the city of Campbell over the unincorporated “Cambrian 36” area.

San Jose basically wanted tax revenue from a 38-room hotel and a gas station on Camden, but residents living in the adjacent neighborhood didn’t want to be incorporated into San Jose. They wanted to live in Campbell instead. After years of

fighting the man, the residents won. Cambrian 36 tips the scales at 103 acres, the southern boundary of which is Camden Avenue between Bascom Avenue and the freeway—an absolutely hideous stretch of road. To save you all the trouble, I recently traversed that avenue for the first time in years. Aside from a few homeless dudes resembling Grizzly Adams and a bearded drunk having a loud conversation with himself at the Foster’s Freeze, I was the only pedestrian in sight. One of the most heavily trafficked, congested, fractured, patched-up, worn, beaten and downright ugliest stretches of wide-open concrete anywhere in San Jose, this portion of Camden is six lanes wide, but it seems like twice that much, with all the noise from semis, dump trucks, garbage trucks, roaring engines, car stereos

and school buses. Sections of the street don’t even have sidewalks. On the northern side, brand-new empty buildings sit right next to empty decrepit houses with weed-infested lots. There’s an old auto stereo place, a carpet shop and a few gas stations. In addition to the Foster’s Freeze, the road is fast-food heaven, including a Wienerschnitzel, a Taco Bell, a Subway and a Jack in the Box. The camouflage-painted Sportsman’s Supply bait, tackle and ammo shop has been there for decades. On the sidewalk in front of the place, the fake deer with the archery-supplies sign has also been there for decades. As I sauntered my way down the road, the glaring sun beat down on the vast concrete landscape, since there’s no shade anywhere. Fortunately, the area’s only gem is the Royal Taj Indian restaurant—lunch buffet for $7.95 seven days a week—and it emerged like an exotic oasis amid the bland suburban topography. The egg curry was especially phenomenal. Now, historically, Cambrian harbors great stories. About five years back, I released emotion in this very space about the most famous person ever to

emerge from Cambrian Park: Susan Atkins. This is a fact every Cambrian Park real estate agent doesn’t want you to know about. Atkins, a.k.a. Sadie Mae Glutz, member of the Manson Family and convicted murderer who died in prison two years ago, spent some of her childhood in Cambrian Park during the late ’50s and early ’60s. In her now legendary autobiography written from prison in the ’70s, Child of Satan, Child of God, Atkins, along with co-author Bob Slosser, talked a little about her time in San Jose. We see passages like this: “We moved into a good-sized but modest home in the suburban community of Cambrian Park near the Blossom Hills.” And then later, this: “Our community sat right at the foot of the Blossom Hills, a part of the Los Gatos range. And our home was only about three and a half blocks away from those hills, rising gently to the east and covered with fruit trees and grape vines.” It wasn’t Cambrian 36, but it was close enough. In that book, Atkins also writes that she became a regular at the Cambrian Park Baptist Church. Unfortunately, her mom passed away in 1964, after which her alcoholic father shuffled her off to Los Banos. A few years later she wound up in San Francisco, where she slept with Charles Manson—and the rest is history. So perhaps the presence in Cambrian Park of someone who would go on to become one of the 20th century’s most notorious murderers suggests that every neighborhood has its evil side, which leads us to the only rational conclusion, that the name Cambrian 36 probably harbors hidden significance. The sum of all integers from one to 36 equals 666, the Number of the Beast. That is, 1 + 2 + 3 + ... + 34 + 35 + 36 = 666. A math person would say, Sum 36 = 666. I’ll bet that all the targeted unincorporated areas in Santa Clara County also add up to 666, which would mean the San Jose Department of Planning, Building and Code Enforcement is the Great Satan. Ave Satanas!

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Google Wallet Since last week, the tech world has buzzed about Google Wallet, a new app created by the Mountain View–based advertising, media and search giant. For the first time in America, consumers now have the ability to use their smart phones as credit cards—if they own the right phone.

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In the two decades before he went to Shinjuku, Khan helped his former Silicon Valley company, VeriFone, another company in the new payment scheme, expand from a four-person shop to a multinational corporation. HP bought VeriFone in 1997 for $1.2 billion. When he saw that people were using technology that allowed them to pay for transportation by holding a card up to a scanner, rather than sliding or inserting a ticket, Khan had his answer. “It’s more of hassle to type into your phone,” he says. “Why not do touch? Instead of pulling out paper coupons, I’ll just pull out my phone and make a payment with one touch.” It’s possible that just a few years from now, phones will be a cross between an electronic Swiss Army knife and a magic wand. One’s driver’s license, credit cards, medical insurance ID, house keys and gym card will all be bundled inside the plastic, glass and circuitry of a mobile device. With the digital wallet, Google has created a new form of commerce—packaging search, marketing and advertising, coupons— and now transactions. Google has not, however, done all this out of the goodness of its corporate heart. “The quest on Google’s part is not to make our lives simpler,” says Greg Swanson, CEO of Itz Publishing, a digital consulting firm in Portland, Ore. “The quest on their part is to have more data on how to push the stuff to us that we might buy.” Google and Foursquare, the leader in check-in social networking, are currently plastering tags on business windows in beta-launch cities across America so people can use their phones to search reviews, check in and access digital coupons. Other companies, such as Earthmine, in Berkeley, are pioneering “visual browsing,” which allows people to point their phones at actual stores and products and see pop-ups with similar information. The World Wide Web is making a subtle shift to the real wide world. Objects linked to the Internet are starting to share information not only with people but also with each other.

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The Race A race is taking place among Silicon Valley tech companies big and small to harness two of the most important forms of technology of the future. Near-field communication, commonly referred to as NFC, has been around for the better part of a decade, but in the last year it has become the focus of a cluster of startups as well as industry mainstays. Smart phones, such as Samsung’s Nexus S 4G, are now being built with specialized NFC security chips that store and pass information with the help of receivers in close range. NFC-enabled devices allow their owners to share contact information, websites, music and YouTube videos by putting the phones within a few inches of one another. Going beyond peer-to-peer sharing, NFC is now capable of making payments with Google’s digital wallet. This technology is still in its infancy, but Google is providing the most concrete example yet of how smart phones will supplant credit cards and cash. Drew Weinstein, CEO of Redwood City–based Sequent, a

pioneer in near-field communication technology, says the ultimate goal for NFC is to modify consumers’ daily routines. “Payment is a means to an end,” Weinstein says. “While it’s such an innovative moment in time, it’s certainly not the most fundamentally disruptive use case for NFC. For us, that is a fundamental change in physical behavior.” Weinstein’s business partner, Hans Reisgies, is a burlier bundle of energy who sports a shockwave of blond hair and eats, sleeps and breathes NFC. Having headed business development at ViVOtech for five years, Reisgies is eager to share his encyclopedic knowledge. Located across the street from Oracle’s cylindrical towers, Sequent is a 40-person company created eight years ago to help smart-phone carriers and operating systems manage NFC. Weinstein and Reisgies, both in their 30s, formed Sequent with the stated goal of using the Internet to engage the physical world. NFC is one of the two ways in which this will occur. RFID—radio frequency identification—is a closely related technology that will work hand in hand with NFC to facilitate this behavioral change. Thinner than a piece of paper and smaller than a fingernail, RFID chips are already installed in many credit and debit cards, making magnetic strip swiping unnecessary. A simple tap or wave does the trick—the chips act as transmitter, receiver and antenna. Not long from now, RFID chips will begin to replace bar codes, as they are capable of storing far more information. “RFID and NFC are very similar concepts, because NFC uses RFID signals to communicate,” explains Reisgies, Sequent’s businessdevelopment chief. “For the very first time, Internet devices are now interacting with the physical environment, and that crossover is what makes the technology so special.” The economic consequences for businesses promise to be massive. “The idea is to have readers everywhere that will actually monitor the flow of merchandise,”

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“Not many people get it, but the digital world is coming to the physical environment,” Khan says, adding that phones aren’t the only items that are being built with specialized computer chips and sensors. In the future, everything will be chipped. Groceries will contain chips that identify an object, its price and expiration date. Shoppers won’t even have to stop at a checkout line. The store will recognize that a person has walked out with a gallon of milk and automatically transmit a signal that sends a charge to that person’s phone. Ten days later, the refrigerator will note that the milk has gone bad. The web will live in almost every object—dormant, in a state of hibernation just waiting to be activated. Data will no longer sit inside a desktop or laptop computer; it will now be all over the room, on the streets, in our cars, on our bodies.

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says Terry Allen, a computer science professor at San Jose State University who specializes in RFID. “There are companies that spend millions of dollars on inventory, and we could cut their costs in half and target any number of places.” Consumers will similarly alter their routines, a data point that isn’t lost on cell-phone carriers, credit-card issuers and software companies. Lewis Gersh, managing partner of the New York investment firm Metamorphic Ventures, says digital wallets are still several years off from being ubiquitous but adds that many companies are being lured into the chaotic scramble with dreams of a payoff. Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile have joined forces to create a consortium called ISIS, which hopes to unveil its own digital wallet early next year. Google has partnered with a variety of companies to take advantage of its popular Android operating system. And credit-card companies such as Chase have already developed apps designed to keep their customer base intact, while merchants like Starbucks have created their own tailored packages for phones. Gersh compares the battle for dominating the NFC chip market to

a hockey game, where the winners will be rich and the losers will fall by the wayside. “It’s all about getting the puck,” he says. “But are you going to see an empty net or a 6-foot-7 Russian with no vowels in his name who is going to take your fucking head off ?” Factions are forming, with each hoping to control the chip—known as the “secure element”—used in NFC-enabled devices. Google has come out of the gate first, but competitors are gaining. Whoever wins will have access to consumers before, during and after a transaction, an entirely new phenomenon in the nation’s $28.5 billion online marketing and advertising industry.

Google vs. Everyone Phone manufacturers and carriers, credit-card companies, banks and merchants all want a piece of the action. The proliferation of smart phones, which now constitute 35 percent of all phones in America, is projected to skyrocket in coming years, and the mobile advertising industry will correspondingly surge.

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When Google announced at a tech conference in May that it was throwing its considerable influence into the expansion of NFC technology, the world took notice. The company has broken into the space where financial transactions take place. And Google was offering to partner with anyone—Google Wallet, for now, is tailored to work with a Citi Mastercard. There are concerns, however, that Google is reaching too far, and much of this stems from its core product, the search engine. Before acquiring Motorola last month so it could begin manufacturing its own smart-phone hardware, Google was already the global leader in search, advertising and smartphone operating systems. As Google acquires companies and patents, industry experts and government entities are beginning to fear that a monopoly is in the making—or, worse, has already been formed. “They control search, and they have used that control to suppress competition they would otherwise have,” says Gary Reback, Silicon Valley’s pre-eminent anti-trust lawyer, who won lawsuits against Microsoft in the ’90s and is now one of Google’s biggest critics. “Because Google has a monopoly in search advertising, it means every business that buys a search ad on the Internet pays more than they should in a competitive market.” Reback adds that Google’s power inhibits the expansion and growth of worthwhile competitors. “Better technology goes out of business eventually, and users are left to contend with a reality that there is literally no alternative,” he says. Google’s announcement last week is just the first blow. The digital wallet war is far from over. Realizing the threat posed by Google’s Android operating system, the ISIS consortium made a bold move this summer by partnering with Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express. Paypal also plans to enter the mix and has showcased a peer-to-peer transaction program that allows people to pay one another through NFC. Established banks are still carefully considering their options. “This is a battle that will be

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joined the social network fray recently with Google+. Search only made IP addresses identiďŹ able, while Google’s users remained anonymous. Meanwhile, Microsoft, a stakeholder in Facebook, developed Bing, which provides search results tailored to a person’s social network. When looking for a restaurant, Bing not only calls up Yelp reviews; it tells a person which restaurants their friends love or hate. “This is how Bing thinks they’re going to beat Google,â€? Swanson says. “So what did Google do? They launched Google+. They needed a way for you to tell them who your friends are.â€? If Google+ doesn’t catch on, Google could be at a disadvantage compared to players who are standing back, saving their money and watching as others take the costly steps of developing and implementing NFC. “If I’m Facebook, Foursquare, Twitter—I stay away,â€? Weinstein

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What Do You Like? Earlier this spring, Facebook users noticed a strange welcome screen when they logged into their accounts. Instead of their friends’ update crawl, Facebook redirected people to a security screen. The landing page requested users’ phone numbers, explaining that it would provide an extra layer of security. The social network was offering to contact users by phone if there was unusual activity. But Facebook is also keenly aware that smart phones are the remote controls of the future, and possessing that piece of contact information for 750 million people would extend its franchise. Anything posted on Facebook— photos, personal bios, messages, chat logs, fan pages—becomes part of the social network. And Facebook shares that information with its partners and advertising customers. That’s why, if a user likes a band’s fan page, banner ads will start plugging upcoming CDs and concerts by that band. If a person just turned 50, AARP ads will begin to appear. Google similarly targets users with ads, either putting sponsored links above organic search results or draping display ads on pages based on a user’s search history. Both Facebook and Google understand that this highly speciďŹ c data is priceless to the marketing and advertising industry, which wants nothing more than to contact blue-chip customers in the physical environment. “I think we look at Google and Facebook, and they’re so dominant,â€? says Gersh. “They both probably have the longest-term staying power. But for Google, it will be hard to

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or Facebook can tell that someone enjoys pizza but likes PETA based on their online activity, the chances of local offers for veggie combos being forwarded to that person’s phone will increase. NFC-enabled smart phones, along with the help of GPS, will allow people to seamlessly check-in and be targeted for discounts from proximate businesses. There is reasonable concern that people are giving away too much information. For some, the tradeoff is worth it. “The fact of the matter is we are all creatures of habit, and the more information a marketer has

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lost when digital wallets replace cash, and money is no longer exchanged for goods, Rucker says. “When you hear about the phones bumping things, and your money is taken out, it makes you a little queasy. But they’ll find a way to make it work. Thirty years ago, when credit cards got introduced, people were worried they were going to get robbed.” According ViVOtech’s Khan, there will be hurdles along the way to ubiquity for full-service digital wallets. But the security benefits of NFC, RFID and a remote control for the real world, he adds, will far outweigh any short-term concerns. “I do believe the phone of tomorrow is going to get bio-metric,” Khan says. “You scan your finger to open your wallet or phone. This phone is going to continue to be so powerful that you can access all of your assets, all of your data, and that means this is going to become very critical in a security point of view.” Most phones already can be programmed to require a code to unlock. The Google Wallet currently requires a four-number PIN, and it will shut down if entered incorrectly

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many times it has been opened in a day. The lawnmower, unused for weeks, will expect the grass to be taller than usual. “People will really efficiently manage their resources,â€? Hirshberg says. “That’s about to pop up in many different parts of our lives.â€? While much of the technology is being crafted with a consumer’s personal use in mind, there are also global-scale consequences. Re: imagine Group has collaborated with the United Nations on technology that analyzes agricultural data and allows developing countries to anticipate food shortages. “We’re excited because we think it’s the next revolution,â€? Hirshberg says. The advancements also aid other basic human needs, such as housing. Hirshberg and others are currently studying the way architects and contractors can use sensors to make offices and homes more structurally sound, as well as smarter in the way energy is monitored. “Fifty percent of energy in America goes to buildings,â€? Hirshberg says. “The Department of Energy thinks a third of it can be saved by thinking smarter. Programming lights and compressors, optimizing heating and air conditioning units—if we’re able to both measure them and apply smart software, we’ll make buildings more comfortable and more efficient.â€? Hirshberg also runs the Gray Area Foundation for the Arts, a collective of artists, hackers and coders who want to build social consciousness through digital culture. A healthier society, he says, is one of the most signiďŹ cant breakthroughs expected to take shape as the web establishes a physical presence. Prescription pill bottles, chipped in the cap, or running shoes with sensors on their soles will produce traceable data. The more people interact with the Internet, the more they will want to monitor their progress, Hirshberg says. “Americans are nuts about managing their weight or their health,â€? he says, “and anything that helps in measuring those incentives is going to be a big part of our lives.â€? We’ll save computerized bionics for another article, though.

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ďŹ ve times in a row. If a phone is lost or stolen, it can easily be deactivated. Smart phones can sync to computers or have data stored virtually through cloud computing. Replacing a phone and regaining all of its information requires just one stop at an Apple store or carrier retail shop. (Apple is also working with NFC, but few details are known.) With a digital wallet, the inefficiency of canceling credit cards, getting a new license from the DMV or having new insurance cards mailed out becomes a distant memory. The Internet will be everpresent and able to act in an instant. “It’s become a layer of the world that’s not going to go away,â€? Rucker says. “And if it’s not going to go away, we might as well enjoy it.â€?

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HE GLOBAL economy is broken, and it’s unlikely that all the ragged pieces will ever be put back together again. As such, downsizing has become more than a necessity. It’s an upgrade. Making do with less can actually be liberating.

Case in point: Palo Alto’s Bistro Elan. For more than 15 years, the classic Cal/French bistro was a mainstay on California Street, but owners Ambjorn Lindskog and Andrea Hyde tired of steadily rising rents, so they left. But they didn’t go far. The restaurant has been reborn

just a few blocks away as Birch Street. In addition to the simple but well-executed food at Bistro Elan, what I loved about the old restaurant was its clean, starched white cotton and stainless-steel aesthetic. The restaurant didn’t chase trends. Lindskog and Hyde seem to have bottled the essence of the old place and walked it over to Birch Street, boiling it down to a savory reduction. Bistro Elan on Birch Street, or just Birch Street as most people call it, is a stripped-down version of the old restaurant. It’s smaller by half. There’s no backyard patio. The tiny restaurant has less than a dozen tables inside and a half-dozen or more outside on the patio. The new space feels more modern with its glass, white-brick and brushedaluminum accents. On the downside, those hard surfaces and the open

kitchen at the center of it all can make the dining room clangy and loud. How about some baffles on the ceiling to soften the noise? But in spite of that, Birch Street feels lighter and fresher. Better? Maybe. Meals begin with a little complimentary tidbit. On my dinner visit, it was a dab of smoked salad astride a house-made potato chip. Just as I recognize some of the same faces from the old place, several dishes reappear here, too. I remember the name-brand Kashiwase peach and La Quercia prosciutto salad ($13.75) from before, and it’s just as wonderfully salty, sweet and delicious as ever. The avocado Dungeness salad ($14) is another winner that made the trip down the street. Thin slices of avocado conceal a barely dressed mound of sweet crabmeat enlivened with julienned Gravenstein apples and a scattering of roasted pistachios and chives sliced so thin they could be worn as a ladybug’s bracelet. Best of all the starters I tried were the gazpacho ($9.50) and tomato salad ($13.75). A colder-than-normal

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summer meant it took tomatoes a few weeks longer to hit their prime, but as evidenced by these two dishes tomatoes have arrived in the all their umami-packed glory. Birch Street is one of the few sources for BN Ranch beef, a new company started by Bill Niman after he left Niman Ranch. The flat-iron steak ($28) with béarnaise sauce and simple tomato salad is classic of Bistro Elan and bistro fare in general. The thin crispy fries were good but warm, not hot. Not everything I tried was a repeat of what I’ve had before. The Greek salad ($15.50) with tiny lamb meatballs was outstanding, a fresh mix of romaine lettuce, sliced radishes and thin, crispy slices of Japanese eggplant paired with moist meatballs and a creamy feta cheese sauce/dressing. The black-pepper-dusted albacore ($15.75) is pan-sized but still pink in the middle and served on a bed of roasted chiogga beets, red onions and cherry tomatoes that glisten like a garnet and ruby-colored jewels. Simple. Fresh. Delicious. The wine list has plenty to recommend from California and France (a glass of the Sancerre rose La Louee Sylvain Bailly 2010 was just the thing for a hot night), but I wish there were more offerings by the glass. There are just a few for each category and only one Cabernet Sauvignon. But there are several half-bottles that I guess split the difference between a bottle and a glass. Service is crisp and professional and still a little cool. The least-impressive part of the menu were the desserts (all $7.75). I remember better offerings at the Bistro Elan of old. At Birch Street, there’s an uninspired lineup of the usual suspects: ice cream, a brownie, profiteroles and spongy carrot cake. But given the quality of the food that precedes the sweet stuff and Birch Street’s lighter step that’s easy to forgive. These are interesting times and a table at Birch Street is a great place to ponder it all.

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AFFINITY Classic American. $$$. Big-shouldered food in handsome surroundings is the rule. The steaks are big and juicy, the pot pies better than Grandma used to make. Full bar. 300 Almaden Blvd, inside the Hilton. 408.947.4444.

AMICI’S EAST COAST PIZZERIA Pizza. $. Amici’s specializes in thin-crust, New York-style pizza. With its upscale atmosphere and friendly service you’ve got one of downtown San Jose’s best pizza shops. 11am-10pm Mon-Thu, 11am-11pm Fri, 11:30am-11pm Sat, 11:30am10pm Sun. 225 W. Santa Clara St. 408.289.9000.

ANTONELLA’S Classic Italian standards in a relaxed, family-friendly Rose Garden neighborhood setting. 11am9pm Mon-Fri, 8am-3pm and 4-9 pm Sat-Sun. 1701 Park Ave., 408.279.4922

ARCADIA Steakhouse. $$$. Celebrity chef Michael Mina reworked the menu at Arcadia in the summer of 2006 to create a modern steakhouse, a change that has made it the destination restaurant it was originally supposed to be. Lunch 11:30am-2pm Mon-Fri; dinner 5:30-10pm Sun-Thu, 5:3011pm Fri-Sat. 301 S. Market St. 408.278.4555. BELLA MIA Italian-American. $$$. One of downtown San Jose’s most attractive eateries, Bella Mia serves regional dishes with flair. Full bar. 11:30am-9pm Mon-Thu, 11:30am-10pm Fri, 4:30-10pm

Sat, 4:30-8pm Sun. 58 S. First St. 408.280.1993.

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BILLY BERK’S Eclectic. $$. Billy Berk’s restaurant looks and tastes like the offspring of the Hard Rock Cafe and Chili’s. The downtown San Jose restaurant offers a populist mix of American, Mexican and Asian food. Most dishes are designed for sharing—appetizer-size portions, nibbles and finger foods that pair well with the prodigious drink list. 11:30am-10pm Mon-Wed, 11:30am-10pm Thu, 11:30am11pm Fri, 5-11pm Sat. Bar open till midnight. 99 S. First St. 408.292.4300.

DALAT Vietnamese. $$. San Jose’s second-oldest Vietnamese restaurant continues to draw those in search of delicious traditional fare. Surroundings are clean and friendly. Lunch and dinner daily. 408 E. William St. 408.294.6989.

EULIPIA New American. $$$. The revamped menu emphasizes robust flavors and beautiful presentations. Several standouts have been retained from the previous menu, as have the sexy Eulipia cocktails. Full bar. 5:30-10pm Tue-Sat, 4:309:30pm Sun. 374 S. First St. 408.280.6161.

FLAMES EATERY AND BAR American. $$. In Silicon Valley, the home-grown Flames restaurant chain is the area’s definitive coffee shop. And now they’ve opened in downtown San Jose to great acclaim. 7ammidnight daily. 88 S. Fourth St. 408.971.1960.

4TH STREET PIZZA CO. Pizza. $. 4th Street Pizza Co. occupies a prime corner spot on East Santa Clara and Fourth with big windows

to watch the comings and goings at City Hall across the street. The thin-crust margherita fell short but the thicker-crust pies are better. 11am-9pm Sun-Thu, 11am10pm Fri-Sat. 150 E. Santa Clara St. 408.286.7500.

HOUSE OF SIAM Thai. $. This popular establishment runs the gamut of Thai treasures. Beer, wine. 11:30am-2:30pm Mon-Fri, 5-10pm daily. 151 S. Second St. 408.295.3397.

IL FORNAIO Regional Italian. $$. Embraced by the graceful Sainte Claire Hotel, this location (there are several up and down the coast) transports the diner. The menu showcases a different region of Italy monthly. 7am10pm Mon-Thu, 7am-11pm Fri, 8am-11pm Sat, 8am10pm Sun. Full bar. 302 S. Market St. 408.271.3366.

KOJI SAKE LOUNGE $$. Japanese. In spite of Koji’s well-tuned atmosphere, it’s the sakes that really set the tone. Koji’s sake list includes tasting notes that help you find one that suits you. Happy hour 6-9pm Wed-Fri with $3 beers and $5 small plates. 6pm-close Wed-Fri, 8pm-close Sat. 48 S. First St. 408.287.7199. LA PASTAIA Italian. $$. La Pastaia remains a stalwart of downtown San Jose’s dining scene. Set inside the Hotel De Anza, the rustic Italian restaurant has big-city style to spare. Lunch 11am-3pm Mon-Fri, noon-2pm Sat-Sun; dinner 5-9pm Mon-Thu, 5-10pm Fri-Sat, 5-9pm Sun. 233 W. Santa Clara St. 408.286.8686.

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ILLOW GLEN has always been one of San Jose’s most appealing neighborhoods. It is a tidy, wellmaintained community with good-looking homes, lots of leafy, mature trees and a walkable downtown— Lincoln Street. Things are getting even better with an expanding food scene. HAY MARKET opened this summer in the space formerly occupied by Casablanca’s, and the locally sourced, eclectic menu has generated the kind of buzz seldom heard about a restaurant in Willow Glen. Meanwhile, JIM STUMP, co-owner of the Los Gatos Brewing Co. and former co-owner of A.P. Stump’s, has plans to open a restaurant called THE TABLE on Willow Street. The 50-seat restaurant will feature a long, communal dining table, a full bar and even a small batch distillery. The restaurant could open as early as this spring. The biggest change to Willow Glen’s dining scene is the WILLOW GLEN TOWN SQUARE project, a restaurant and office development being constructed above and around WILLOW STREET PIZZA, one of the good food pioneers of Willow Glen. As part of the project, Willow Street added a new bar and patio and will benefit from two new parking lots. Parking has always been a challenge for the restaurant. Willow Street Pizza is one of the mainstays of the neighborhood’s dining scene, and owner ED RATHMANN is excited about the impact the project will have on Willow Glen. “There hasn’t been a new building in Willow Glen for 60 years,” he says. “We think it might bring some excitement to the neighborhood.” Willow Street plans to debut its new bar this week. LOU’S VILLAGE, which operated a beloved restaurant on San Carlos Street from 1946 to 2005, will move into the project, as will the CREPEVINE and the WILLOW GLEN FROZEN YOGURT AND ICE CREAM CO. The town square project will also include a public plaza at the corner of Lincoln Avenue and Willow Street.—Stett Holbrook

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LOS CUBANOS Cuban. $$. Cuban food exudes an earthy, slow-cooked seduction and Los Cubanos has it in spades. Lunch 11am-2:30pm Mon-Fri; dinner 5-9pm Mon-Thu, 510pm Fri, 1-10pm Sat and 48:30pm Sun. 22 N. Almaden Ave. 408.279.0134. MCCORMICK AND SCHMICK’S Seafood. $$$. Harks back to big-city

fish houses with stately, masculine interiors. Menu follows the freshest fruits of the sea, grilled, pan-seared, steamed. Desserts will hook you. 11:30am-10pm daily; 11pm happy hour Fri-Sat. 170 S. Market St. 408.283.7200.

MEZCAL Regional Mexican. $$. Mezcal specializes in delicious regional cuisine

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SVDINING 31 from the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca. People who need nachos and sourcream-topped burritos on the menu will probably be miffed, but for those willing to venture beyond the same old Mexican-American standards, Mezcal offers an excellent point of departure. 11:30am-11pm Sun-Fri and 511pm Sat. 25 W. San Fernando St. 408.283.9595.

MOROCCO’S Moroccan. $$. Morocco’s is the kind of restaurant downtown San Jose needs more of: distinctive food cooked and served by people with a personal investment in customer happiness. Morocco’s personal touch is all over the restaurant. Lunch 11am-3pm Mon-Fri; dinner 5-11pm Mon-Sat, Sun 5-9pm. 86 N. Market St. 408.998.1509.

MORTON’S STEAKHOUSE Steakhouse. $$$$. Morton’s, a Chicago-based chain of restaurants with more than 80 locations across the U.S. and abroad, offers delicious, premium-priced steaks. The rest of the menu is a mixed bag. 5:30-11pm Mon-Sat, 5-10pm Sun. 177 Park Ave. 408.947.7000.

MUCHOS Mexican. $. A small player with a big rotisserie, this taqueria cultivates a devout lunch following. All standards get billing, but the mesquite-roasted chicken is the star. Beer. 11am-10pm daily. 72 E. Santa Clara St. 408.277.0333.

NAGLEE PARK GARAGE New American. $$. Lots of restaurants would like to think of themselves as friendly neighborhood joints but few deliver. The Garage does. Small but satisfying menu of well-executed comfort food classics. 59:30pm Tue-Thu, 5-10pm Fri, 9am-1pm, 5-10pm Sat, 9am1pm Sun. 505 E. San Carlos St. 408.286.1100.

NHA TOI Vietnamese. $$$. Nha Toi is the place for northern-style Vietnamese food—less sweet than southern Vietnamese food and less spicy than the food of central Vietnam,

More dining coverage yet it makes wider uses of aromatic ingredients 9am10pm daily. 460 E. William St. 408.294.2733.

PAGODA RESTAURANT Chinese. $$$. The cuisines of China share top billing with the opulence of the décor. Pagoda offers the gamut of regional all-stars. Full bar. 6-10pm Tue-Sat. Fairmont Hotel, 170 S. Market St. 408.998.3937.

PAOLO’S New Italian. $$$$. Filled with artistic spins on California-meets-Italy, the kitchen turns out elegant entrees spearheaded by seasonal vegetables. The impeccable service compensates for the modest portions. Full bar. 11:30am2:30pm Mon-Fri, 5:30-10pm Mon-Sat. 323 W. San Carlos St. 408.294.2558. P.F. CHANG’S CHINA BISTRO Chinese. $$. With atmosphere to spare, Chang’s doesn’t neglect taste. Vibrant Szechuan flavors mix surprisingly well with rich Western-style desserts. Takeout. Full bar. 11am-10pm SunThu, 11am-11pm Fri-Sat. 98 S. Second St. 408.961.5250.

POOR HOUSE BISTRO New Orleans. $$. Poor House Bistro offers a lowpriced menu of Crescent City classics like po’ boys, barbecued shrimp, gumbo and muffaletta. Live music on Fridays and Saturdays. 11am9pm Mon-Thu, 11am-10pm Fri-Sat, 10am-8pm Sun; brunch 10am-2pm Sun. 91 S. Autumn St. 408.292.5837.

SCOTT’S SEAFOOD Seafood. $$$. Culture lovers and power brokers alike find impeccable sourdough, a sea of marine treats and other entrees and a panoramic view (there’s a sister eatery in Palo Alto). For maximum pleasure, get there at sunset. Full bar. 11:30am5pm Mon-Fri, 5pm-close Sat, 4:30pm-close Sun. 185 Park Ave. 408.971.1700. 71 SAINT PETER New American. $$$. This romantic eatery offers upscale Mediterranean food in an intimate setting. Beer, wine. Closed Sun. 11:30am-1pm, 5-9pm Mon-Sat. 71 N. San Pedro St. 408.971.8523.

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SONOMA CHICKEN Mixed. $. If you don’t mind carrying your own tray and fighting for a table you’ll be rewarded with hearty spit-roasted chicken that requires at least six napkins. 11am-9pm SunThu, 11am-10pm Fri-Sat. 31 N. Market St. at San Pedro Square. 408.287.4098.

VEGETARIAN HOUSE Vegetarian. $. This meat-free stalwart offers vegetarian dishes from around the world with a side serving of religious reading material from spiritual leader Ching Hai. 11am-2pm, 5-9pm Mon-Fri, 11am-9pm SatSun. 520 E. Santa Clara St. 408.292.3798.

VUNG TAU Vietnamese. $$. Traditionalists might gripe that they can get authentic Vietnamese food for less elsewhere, but it’s hard to top Vung Tau for its fresh, quality ingredients and sleek yet comfortable décor. Encyclopedic menu. 10am3pm, 5-9pm daily. 535 E. Santa Clara St. 408.288.9055.

WING’S Chinese. $. The food is complemented by an exotic dining room with sequestered seating equipped with hanging beads and doorbells, and other miscellaneous peculiarities of a bygone era. Always a fun place to visit. 11:30am9:30pm daily. 131 E. Jackson St. 408.294.3303 or 998.9427.

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THE MOUNTAIN HOUSE Continental. $$$. A menu strewn with rare game and hearty selections seems fitting for this forest find. Worth the trip. Bar 2pm; dinner 5pm, Wed-Sun. 13808 Skyline Blvd. 650.851.8541.

VILLAGE PUB New American. $$$. Chef Mark Sullivan’s unpretentious but refined French-influenced American food continues to make this a destination restaurant. Brunch 10am-2pm Sun; lunch 11:30am-2:30pm Mon-Fri; dinner 5-10pm daily. 2967 Woodside Rd. 650.851.9888.

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*thu THE MISFITS Avalon, Santa Clara Thu – 8:30pm; $25 Nobody gave a damn about the Misfits the first time around, but despite having produced only a couple albums’ worth of songs, I challenge you to find me a punk show on the planet that doesn’t have at least one skate-punk kid sporting the band’s iconic skull logo. After the Ramones, this is the most beloved and influential American punk band of all time. It’s not just because lyrics like “I got something to say/I killed your baby today” will always be

great anti-everything rebellion material. No, it’s because Danzig poured his soul into what could have been stupid, throwaway songs about zombies, martians and ultraviolence. He gave them humor and even a sick kind of romance, and wound up creating punk’s most potent and enduring mythology. Band co-founder Jerry Only restarted the band without Danzig, and after some initial stumbles, has nailed it by taking over with Danzig-like vocals and recruiting punk names like Dez Cadena from Black Flag and Marky Ramone. Their new album, The Devil’s Rain, drops next week. (SP)

*fri NEVER BE SILENCED

Nickel City, San Jose Fri – 6pm; $8/$10 It’s not always about reinventing the wheel. How you play music is sometimes more important than what you play. Never Be Silenced don’t claim to be the most original band out there, in fact they let people know right up front that they aren’t inventing any new sound. They’re just playing the type of poppunk made famous by bands like Sum 41, Blink 182 and Hoobastank. What they do is work really hard at making their music as solid, energetic and heartfelt as they can.

They also have a rawness that those mainstream pop-punks lack. (AC)

DIRTY PILLOWS Caravan Lounge, San Jose Fri – 10pm; free Formed in 2008 by guitaristvocalist Alejandro Villanueva (a.k.a. “Millhows”) and drummer Jeff Evans, Dirty Pillows celebrates the pair’s shared musical influences—Modern Lovers, the Damned, Talking Heads—but also captures the raw, rushing sound of the earliest days of punk and post-punk. The South Bay duo’s visibility has been patchy at times, but they’re making a big push right now, writing new songs and playing as many shows as they can, with as many different bands as they can. Also playing is Culo a Boca. (SP)

STARTING SIX Studio 8, San Jose Fri – 9pm; $20 after 11pm This hard-partying Berkeley crew dropped jaws this summer with their debut mixtape, Let’s Talk About S6x. Their “Dale Shake” doesn’t even stop for a breath as it wraps a stream-of-consciousness lyrical flow in crisp acoustic guitar riffs, solid beats and lines from “Wonderwall.” “Yogi” is even smoother, and shows off the selfdeprecating humor and charm that 510 hip-hop is not exactly known for. In less than two years, they’ve proven themselves to be six of the hottest up-and-comers in the NorCal scene. (SP)

* concerts JOHN PRINE Sep 28 at a 7:30pm, Mountain Winery

A B & THE SEA

ELECTRO DISKO POP Sep 29 at Studio 8 San Jose

EMMYLOU HARRIS Sep 29 at 7:30pm, Mountain Winery

KEITH URBAN Oct 1 at 8pm, HP Pavilion

MERLE HAGGARD Oct 2 at 7:30pm, Mountain Winery

TIGRAN QUINTET Oct 2 at 44:30pm, Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts

ZZ TOP Oct 4 at 7:30pm, Mountain Winery

BLINK 182 Oct 5 7pm, Shoreline

BADFISH Oct 6 at Avalon, Santa Clara

ENRIQUE IGLESIAS Oct 7 at 7pm, HP Pavilion

LEFT COAST LIVE Oct 8, downtown San Jose

INCUBUS Oct 9 at 7:30pm, Shoreline

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Streetlight Records, San Jose Sat – 4pm; free Streetlight books an eclectic slate of bands, but they’re definitely pushing out of their comfort zone with San Francisco’s Con Brio, a band with so much funk and shimmering soul they are practically guaranteed to have listeners going wild in the aisles. These guys have some old school chops and a powerful, dynamic lead vocalist. With their primal beats, full horn section and an organ to top it off, they threaten to turn our indie record shop into a dance floor of the type not seen since Detroit in 1969. (AC).

AB & THE SEA

THE PEELERS

Blank Club, San Jose Sat – 9pm; $8

Cupertino Carnival, Cupertino Sat – 6pm; free

One of the hottest bands coming up in San Francisco’s indie pop scene is AB and the Sea, who actually hail from the Midwest originally. After they relocated to the Bay Area, Eric Frederic from Wallpaper took an interest in the group and produced a couple tracks for them. What’s great about AB and the Sea is how purely they capture the fun of pop music at its core. The similarity to Beach Boys is unmistakable, but the Beach Boys best, most complex pop songs were actually quite melancholy. AB and the Sea have managed to write equally complex, sophisticated pop songs, but without an ounce of sadness. (AC)

Cover bands are a dime a dozen, unless they’ve got a pretty snazzy hook. But the Bay Area at least has some interesting ones, like, say, Conspiracy of Beards (a capella Leonard Cohen covers) and the Peelers. The latter have taken the mashup concept that is now second nature to DJs and carried it over into the live-band experience. They might layer T.I. raps over a Tim McGraw melody, or twist from Michael Jackson to Lady Gaga to the Eurythmics to Usher. If Girl Talk ever decides to trade in his laptops for a full band, he should give them a call. (SP)

Blank Club Saturday.

DROP DEAD SIXTY X Bar, Cupertino Sat – 9pm; $5 Taking cues from grunge and alt rock, Drop Dead Sixty is starting to make waves in the South Bay scene. Now a part of Barb Rocks’ growing local music management family, DDS has been compared to Stone Temple Pilots with a dash of Muse. Luckily, lead singer Michael Kerosene has a better voice than Scott Weiland, but it’s easy to see the connection as he slinks around the stage, radiating the charisma a frontman should have. They play this Left Coast Live Pre-Show with Eyes Like Mine and Curious Quail. (BD)

JOURNEY Oct 15 at 7pm, Shoreline

ACOUSTIC ALCHEMY Octt 16 att 7:30pm, Montalvo Arts Center O

SPHINX VIRTUOSI Oct 19 at 8pm, Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Stanford

MELISSA MANCHESTER Oct 20 at 7:30pm, Montalvo Arts Center

BRIDGE SCHOOL BENEFIT Oct 22-23, Shoreline

JOHN CAGE CELEBRATION Oct 26 at 8pm, Dinkelspiel, Stanford

STEEP CANYON RANGERS Oct 27 at 7:30pm, Montalvo Arts Center

LEMONHEADS Oct 31 at Avalon, Santa Clara Join Metro on Facebook at Metrofb.com for a chance to win concert tickets.

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CITY OF DREAMS Dodola ďŹ nds herself traveling between two worlds in two eras in ‘Habibi.’

In his epic graphic novel Habibi, Craig Thompson tells a tale of true love in new and old Arabia By RICHARD von BUSACK

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RAIG THOMPSON, who is appearing at Lee’s Comics this week and also at the Alternative Press Exposition in San Francisco is a major talent of the graphic-novel ďŹ eld. Thompson’s Good-bye Chunky Rice (1999) mixes tales of funny animals with seriousness that keeps it from being precious. As for Blankets (2003)—it’s not cute, it’s acute. A pious, sickly rural kid of the 1990s named Craig Thompson meets Raina, a fellow attendee at Bible Camp. With scarcely bearable

tension, the author builds to a three-week vacation in snowbound Michigan, where the two teenaged lovers are alone at last. Here, Thompson writes and draws pictures about the kind of thing we all end up belittling as mere adolescent love—if only in order to keep our hearts sturdy, right at the ďŹ ssure where they ďŹ rst broke. Thompson is able to recall the majesty of a boy’s ďŹ rst sighting of ... well, the presence of the goddess, as they’d say in Santa Cruz. One pities the young lover, but one can recognize Blankets as mature work because we have sympathy for Raina, too. She can’t handle Craig’s sad intensity: “You know, sometimes you look at me with longing even though I’m here with you.â€?

Seven years later, Thompson has created a work of the highest ambition, and it too is about longing. Habibi ($35, Pantheon) means “beloved� in Arabic. In an imaginary sultanate called Wanatolia, a child bride and slave named Dodola, grows into the favorite of the harem. When she was kidnapped, she lost her only real companion, Zamzam, an orphan boy. Zam’s own confused feelings toward Dodola contribute to his decision to join a sect of holy eunuchs. Thompson’s goddess worship returns in a new form. He supposes a way that an underage prostitute might survive—if she had a mystique that might save her from violence, based on the menfolk’s superstitious fear of women. Dodola and Zam get outside of time and arrive in the new Arabia, with its oil pipelines and skyscrapers. In between, they’re stuck in a waterfront town surrounded by a slough of polluted water. There, they are the honored

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guests of the book’s most comical character: a blithe mad ďŹ sherman named Noah. Telling of the harem, Thompson has the chance to nod at Ingres, Manet and the other artists of the odalisques. The sultan’s guards seem to include the goggled Tusken raiders from Star Wars. The captivating and compelling Habibi also delves into the deeper realms of Islam: alchemy, charms, numerology and SuďŹ riddles. The ambience includes the 1001 Nights, the Hadith and that most Eastern of love poems, the Song of Solomon. Blankets and Habibi are protests against the wedge some of our larger religions drive between the body and the soul. In one chapter of Habibi, Thompson even plays by the rules of the strictly religious Muslim. He tells some of his story with calligraphy, arabesques and negative space. A sura in the Koran says that Allah will punish artists who depict the human ďŹ gure. In Blankets, Craig received a similar warning from his pastor in Wisconsin: Those artists who study life drawing can end up homosexual or helpless porn addicts. There was a time when Western artists felt safer borrowing from Islamic culture. They were unconcerned about how much was the exclusive property of the Faithful and what portion was the heritage of all earthlings. So Thompson is brave to sprawl out where others tiptoe. Will Eisner was Will Eisner. There’s a discernable inuence by the master of the graphic novel on Thompson, in the shapes of the characters, in his command of sequential storytelling and in the joke that recalls Eisner’s fondness for ornate typefaces: Thompson uses the Arabic letter “zaynâ€? for a snorer’s “Z.â€? But did Eisner ever envision stories like this, so far outside of his own world or any world? Did he take these risks?

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St. Petersburg String Quartet Sunday at 7pm; Le Petit Trianon, San Jose; $30–$42 The San Jose Chamber Music Society presents a recital by the esteemed string quartet, with keyboard assistance from guest pianist Anton Nel. The program features an early Brahms piece, the Gypsy Rondo, and the composer’s Piano Quintet in F Minor. Also scheduled is Shostakovich’s String Quartet no. 1 in C Major.

ICA Art Exhibit and Auction Runs through Oct. 22; Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose Now in its 31st year, the annual show and auction at ICA offers a great way to sample a very wide range of artistic expression in the valley. Scores of works in all media will be on display through late October. On the 22nd, the Institute holds a gala auction, so that the pieces can get out into the art community. Pictured is Jeanne Vadeboncoer’s scrumptious oil on panel Cupcake Suite IV (Pink Fireball).

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RISING SUN DANCE THEATER A one-woman presentation by Rivers Sun Cook titled “The Emancipation of Lala.” $15. Sat, 7pm. First Congregational Church, San Jose.

Theater

Oct 9. $10-$35. Theatre on San Pedro Square, San Jose.

2pm. Runs thru Oct 5. $15-$30. Pear Avenue, Mountain View.

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Kit Kat Klub chanteuse Sally Bowles romances two men in the highly charged world of Germany between the wars in the Kander and Ebb musical; presented by San Jose Stage Company. Wed-Thu, 7:30pm, Fri-Sat, 8pm, Sun, 2pm. Runs thru Oct 23. $17.50-$40. San Jose Stage Co.

A musical about Broadway babies and their hopes and dreams. A South Bay Musical Theatre presentation. Thu (Oct 6), 8pm, Fri-Sat, 8pm, Sun, 2:30pm. Runs thru Oct 8. $15$28. Saratoga Civic Theatre.

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Three generations of dark secrets are revealed at a family reunion in Tracy Letts’ drama; presented by City Lights. ThuSat, 7:30pm, Sun (Oct 9, 16 and 23), 2pm. Runs through Oct 23. $25-$35. City Lights, San Jose.

An applicant for a grantwriting position must impress a series of eccentric interviewers. The audiences cast the show. A Renegade Theatre Experiment presentation. Thu-Sat, 8pm, Sun, 7pm. Runs thru Oct 1. $12-$28.50. Historic Hoover Theatre, San Jose.

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Tabard Theatre Company opens its season with the premiere of a revue about TV dance shows of the 1950s and early ’60s. Thu (Oct 6), 8pm, Fri, 8pm, Sat, 3 and 8pm, Sun, 2pm. Runs through

Friends and relatives in Missouri look to the future on the occasion of the American bicentennial in Lanford Wilson’s play, presented by Pear Avenue Theatre. Thu-Sat, 8pm, Sun,

AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY

GYPSY A musical taken from the memoir of stripper Gypsy Rose Lee. A Broadway by the Bay production. Thu-Sat, 8pm, Sun, 2pm. Runs thru Oct 9. $33 and up. Fox Theatre, Redwood City,

NUNSENSE WITH A TWIST Palo Alto Players presents its own take on the popular comedy. Thu-Sat, 8pm, Sun, 2:30pm. Runs thru Oct 2. $16 and up. Lucie Stern Theater, Palo Alto.

OLIVER! A musical ripped from the pages of Dickens and brought to the stage by the Sunnyvale Community Players. Thu, 7:30pm, Fri-Sat, 8pm, Sun, 2:30pm. Runs through Oct 9.

$10.50-$23.50. Sunnyvale Community Theatre.

The Midnight Show. Inside the Camera 3 building, San Jose.

SHOUT! THE MOD MUSICAL

ROOSTER T. FEATHERS

The popular revue gets a workout from Bus Barn Stage Company. Wed, 7:30pm, ThuSat, 8pm, Sun, 3 or 7pm. Runs through Oct 1. $25-$32. Bus Barn Stage, Los Altos.

Wed, 8pm: New Talent Showcase. $10. Thu, 8pm, Fri, 9pm, Sat, 8 and 10:30pm, Sun, 8pm: Kyle Kinane. $12-$18. Sunnyvale.

SISTER CITIES

Wed, 8pm: Tinkle Time. $12. Thu, 8pm: Big Bad and Sexy Comedy with Kabir Kabeezy Singh. $12. Fri, 8 and 10pm, Sat, 7 and 9pm, Sun, 7pm: Christopher TItus. $25. Mon, 8pm: Battle of the Bay. $10. San Jose.

Four sisters from four different fathers reunite after their mother’s death in Colette Freedman’s comedy; a presentation of Dragon Productions. Preview Thu (pay what you can), 8pm. Opening Fri, 8pm. Regular shows: Thu-Sat, 8pm, Sun, 2pm Runs thru Oct 23. $16-$20. Dragon Theatre, Palo Alto.

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Pianist Inon Barnatan presents a recital titled “Darkness Visible,” with selections from Debussy, Britten and Adés. Sun, 4pm. $20-$50. Center for Performing Arts at Menlo Atherton.

“Rodin and America: Influence and Adaptation, 1876-1936.” Opens Oct 5. Wed-Sun, 11am5pm, Thu, 11am-8pm. Stanford.

SAN JOSE CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY

“Expanding Views of Africa.” A reinstallation of works of African art from the museum’s collection looking at the continent’s art and culture in diversity and depth. Ongoing. “Illustrated Title Pages: 15001900.” A show of 80 illustrated book pages from the museum’s collection. Thru Oct 16. WedSun, 11am-5pm, Thu, 11am8pm. Stanford.

The season begins with a recital by the St. Petersburg String Quartet with Anton Nel. Sun, 7pm. $27-$43. Le Petit Trianon, San Jose.

SYMPHONY SILICON VALLEY The symphony opens with Holst’s “The Planets” with the Symphony Silicon Valley Chorale and Cantabile Youth Singers—plus David Amram performing his Triple Concerto with three quintets. Sat, 8pm, Sun, 2:30pm. California Theatre, San Jose. $39-$75.

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visual artists, featuring works from the permanent collection. Thru Jan. 15. “So, Who Do You Think You Are?” Portraits of various kind address the issue of personal identity.“ Thru Jan. 15. “Bill Owens: Ordinary Folks.” A selection of photographs taken by Owens in the 1970s. Thru Feb 5. Works by installation artist Anna Sew Hoy in the Beta Space. Thru Feb 26. Tue-Sun, 11am-5pm, closed Mon. San Jose.

SAN JOSE MUSEUM OF QUILTS & TEXTILES “Scrap ART.” Historical quilts and “scrappy contemporary works.”Thru Oct 16. Tue-Sun, 10am-5pm. San Jose.

TECH MUSEUM “Islamic Science Rediscovered.” A show about technological advances in the Islamic world before the Renaissance period in the West. Mon-Wed, 10am5pm, Thu-Sun, 10am-8pm. San Jose.

TRITON MUSEUM OF ART “Kenjilo Nanao.” Pacific paintings by the San Francisco Bay Area artist. Thru Nov 27. “Heather Wilcoxon.” Whimsical paintings and works on paper that make sly comments about the state of the world. Thru Nov 27. Tue-Wed and Fri-Sun, 11am-5pm, Thu, 11am-9pm. Santa Clara.

Galleries OPENING ART ARK GALLERY

“Mammoth Discovery!” Plus activities and hands-on fun for kids. Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm. Sun, noon-5pm. Discovery Meadow, San Jose.

The gallery is soliciting works for its holiday art show in November. Please send three images of work by Oct 9 to be considered. See www. artarkgallery.net for details. San Jose.

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CHILDREN’S DISCOVERY MUSEUM

Sun, 8pm: Silly Sundays with touring comedians. This week: Chris Storin, Scott McElroy and Keith Bryant. $10/$14. Club Fox, Redwood City.

“Hobos to Street People: Artists’ Responses to Homelessness From the New Deal to the Present.” “The Changing Face of Homelessness: Portraits by SCU Photography Students.” “Between Struggle and Hope: Envisioning a Democratic Art in the 1930s.” “This Camera Fights Fascism: The Photographs of David Bacon and Francisco Dominguez.”Thru Feb 5. Santa Clara University.

“Claudia Borgna: Plastic Bags and Ephemeral Dreams.” In conjunction with the Museums of Los Gatos, Montalvo presents a two-part exhibit of Borgna’s ongoing project to create art from recycled materials. Sep 29-Nov 18. Reception Sun, 5pm. Also, Final Fridays event (Sep 30) features a talk by Borgna at 6pm. Ongoing. Thu-Sun, 11am3pm. Saratoga.

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Fri, 9pm and Sat, 7 and 9pm: Live improv comedy. Fri, 11pm:

“Book-ish.” A show about how the printed book has influenced

“3 Artists.” Paintings by Sue Averell, Carmen Barefield and

ANGELICA’S BISTRO Wed, 8pm: Semi-Finals of SF Standup Comedy Competition. Hosted by Dan St. Paul. No cover. Redwood City.

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an eclectic evening of arts and culture in downtown San Jose’s SoFA District (and beyond) on the First Friday of every month

OCTOBER 7th ART WALK 7–11pm

Anno Domini

Higher Fire Clay

MACLA

366 So. First Street

499 So. Market Street

510 So. First Street

BLOODWORK:BODIES Preview by Analog Tattoo Arts Kolectiv A multi year, multi continental undertaking, directed/produced by adrian Lee, photographed by Max Dolberg (both of the Analog Tattoo Arts Kolectiv), and contributed to by tattooers and collectors around the globe. Also on view in galleryONE: White Light by Brett Amory (CA)

Naked! -- Higher Fire celebrates its 1st Anniversary with a group show of work by its members.The theme “Naked” is individually interpreted by all the artists resulting in an eclectic display of naughty and nice clay works in diverse styles from raku to pit-fire and wood-fire – all gracing our gallery this October! Enjoy a reception for all the artists, activities at the clay table, and potters juggling clay, water, and fire!

Join MACLA and Peapod Adobe Youth Voices Academy for a special open house. Visitors will tour the academy and view films by Mount Pleasant Highschool Students as part of Peapod Adobe Youth Voices Academy Program. In MACLA’s Gallery: Utopia/Nightmare: The American Dream Utopia/Pesadilla: El Sueño Americano Exhibition by Victor Cartagena with sound elements by David Molina.

San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles

SLG Art Boutiki & Gallery

520 So. First Street

577 So. Market Street

Scrap ART showcases historical quilts and ‘scrappy’ contemporary works. Exhibit celebrates the reinterpretation of materials in works that reflect the cultures and values of their makers. Join us for a Recycled Fashion Show from 8-10pm!

Caustic Curio - The Art of Crab Scrambly. Noted artist of such SLG Publishing comics as Everything can be Beaten, Nightmares & Fairy Tales and The 13th of Never shows a combination of new work, unpublished work and images from his upcoming art book Caustic Curio. Plus live music!

Above image: Crosses, Collection of Roderick Kiracofe

Additional Participating Venues:

So. First Billiards

WORKS San José

KALEID Gallery

420 So. First Street

365 So. Market Street

88 So. Fourth Street

Just in time for Halloween and Dio De Los Muertos, Art of the Dead is whimsically dark, yet a colorful interpretive look at the land of the dead. Artists John Cloud, Greg Carillo, Steven Suiter, Fernando Perez, and Francisco Franco, show you their perspective of this great theme! Plus live art & music!

Works is indeed "Movin on Up!" with the most diverse annual exhibition in the South Bay on view in Works' new home on South Market. More than 100 regional artists show their support for community art and performance at the same time as displaying an eclectic variety of talents. Featuring the Mission Chamber Orchestra of San Jose.

Join us for two featured exhibitions:

5-9pm ALL AGES. 9pm-close 21+

above art by: Steve Cooley

Phantom Galleries Various Locations San Jose Art Glass Center 465 So. First Street San Jose Jazz at Eulipia 374 So. First Street Caffé Frascati 315 South First Street Downtown Yoga Shala 450 So. First Street Good Karma Vegan Café 37 So. First Street Metro Photo Exhibit 550 So. First Street Pho69 Restaurant 321 So. First Street Psycho Donuts 288 So. Second Street TechShop 300 So. Second Street Art Ark 1035 So. Sixth Street

Fictitious Portraits by John Renzel. A series of traditional style character portraits but with a colorful and slightly demented edge Rights–Rituals–Regards by Troy Sims. A new series of mixed media paintings, and sculptures constructed of handmade paper and wire.

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metroactive ARTS 38 Marianne Bland. Sep 30-Dec 1. Reception Fri, 5-7pm. Weekdays, 8:30am-5pm. Allen Art Spaces Gallery, Stanford.

CONTINUING ANNO DOMINI “White Light.” A solo show by of paintings by Brett Amory. Thru Oct 14. San Jose.

ART ARK

MONTALVO ARTS CENTER “Records and Marks.” A show about mapping and identity by Lordy Rodriguez, Adriane Colburn, Alexander Chen, Amanda Hughen and Ehren Elizabeth Reed. Thru Oct 16. “Sculpture on the Grounds: Traces, Twigs and Time.” Ongoing. Thu-Sun, 11am-3pm. Saratoga.

MOUNTAIN VIEW CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

“Forest Time.” New works by Christine Canepa. Thru Sep 23. San Jose.

Photographs by Bill Jackson. Thru Oct 17. Mountain View.

BRUNI GALLERY

Works in storefronts. San Jose.

“The Jazz Masters Series” by BRUNI. “Sports Originals” by Mark Gray. ““Figurative Sculpture” by Kristina Sablan. Thru Dec 31. San Jose.

DOWNTOWN YOGA SHALA “Memories of My Travels.” Photographs by Robertino R. Ragazza. Thru Sep. San Jose.

GALLERY HOUSE “Fashion and Fusion.” Works by Wendy Fitzgerald, Kiyoco Michot and Sydell Lewis. Thru Oct 15. Wed-Sat, 11am-8pm, Sun, 11am3pm, Tue, 11am-4pm. Palo Alto.

GOOD KARMA CAFE “The Peculiar Pageant.” Paintings by Lacey Bryant. Thru Sep. San Jose.

PHANTOM GALLERIES SAN JOSE INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART “31st Annual Art Exhibition and Auction.” With scores of works in many styles and methods. Thru Oct 22. Reception Oct 8, 5-7pm. Tue-Fri, 10am-5pm, Sat, noon5pm. San Jose.

SANTA CLARA CITY HALL Biennial “Indoor Sculpture Exhibition.”Thru Sep. Santa Clara.

SLG ART BOUTIKI “The Art of the Zombie Apocalypse.”Thru Sep. San Jose.

SOUTH FIRST BILLIARDS “Reflejos de Nuestras Raices.” Thru Oct 1. San Jose.

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AUTUMN AT FILOLI FESTIVAL A fundraising event with music, art and puppet shows. Sat, 10am-3pm. Filoli Gardens, Woodside.

BAY AREA SHOWCASE CHORUS Music, fun, food and silent auction plus performance by PDQ chorus to raise money for trip to competition in Houston. Sun, 3pm. $10-$15. Napradak Hall, San Jose.

TRIPLE THREAT Composer David Amram will perform his own ‘Triple Concerto’ with Symphony Silicon Valley.

CANTOR ANDRES LEVY

HILE Gustav Holst’s symphonic masterpiece The Planets, which Symphony Silicon Valley will perform to kick off its 10th anniversary season, is among the most beloved of all classical works, it is not, as one might think, about the planets—not entirely, anyway. Holst’s intention for the piece was to explore the influence that each planet has on the human psyche and emotions. His focus was astrological rather than astronomical.

An evening of Jewish music. Sun, 7pm. Free. AddisonPenzak Jewish Community Center, Los Gatos.

CUPERTINO CARNIVAL Three days of kids’ events, magicians, amusement rides and live music (Aftershock on Fri, Peelers on Sat). Fri, 5-10pm, Sat, 11am-10pm, Sun, 10:30am4:30pm. Free. St. Joseph of Cupertino School.

LOAVES AND FISHES FAMILY KITCHEN An anniversary barbecue. Sun, 1-4pm. River Street Park, San Jose.

RENAISSANCE FAIR

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The celebration runs every weekend thru Oct 16. This week: Pirate Invasion. Sat-Sun, 10am-6pm. Casa da Fruta.

“Circus Act.” Works by Leslie Ann Rice. “Looking Through the Glass.” Paintings by Sara Tomasello. Thru Sep 30. San Jose.

The author discusses the voyages of Columbus. Thu, 7pm. Kepler’s, Menlo Park.

A race plus a Health and Fitness Expo. Fri-Sun, downtown and at the San Jose Convention Center.

MACLA

A showing of Chakarova’s film “The Price of Sex,” about sex trafficking in Eastern Europe; State Assemblymember Sally Lieber will also appear. Sat, 2pm. Kepler’s, Menlo Park.

ST. VICTOR’S ANNUAL FESTIVAL

JAMES FADIMAN

SPIRIT OF JAPANTOWN FESTIVAL

HIGHER FIRE CLAYSPACE “Higher Learning.” Works by young clay artists from SJSU. Thru Sep 30. San Jose.

KALEID GALLERY

“A Body Parted: Shrapnel of Present Time.” A multi-media work featuring a digital mural and exhibition that looks at immigration issues. Thru Oct 16. San Jose.

MAIN GALLERY “Altered, a Matter of Perspective.” Works by Belinda Chlouber, Katinka Hartmetz and Ginger Slonaker. Thru Oct 16. Redwood City.

METRO LOBBY “Seek Party Destroy.” Photos by Albert Bracamonte III. Thru Sep 30. San Jose.

LAURENCE BERGREEN

MIMI CHAKAROVA

A talk by the author of “Psychedelic Explorer’s Guide.” Fri, 6:30pm. ITP Campus (1069 E. Meadow Cir), Palo Alto.

CRAIG THOMPSON The graphic novelist appears on behalf of his new work, “Habibi.” Thu, noon-2pm. Lee’s Comics, Mountain View.

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A weekend of games, food and kids’ fun. Sat, 10am-10pm, Sun, noon-8pm. St. Victor’s Church, San Jose.

Featuring three stages for performers (including SJ Taiko), beer and sake, food booths, a car show and more. Sat, 10am5pm. Japantown, San Jose.

TALKING ART A discussion about connecting and collection. Thu, 6:30pm. San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art.

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“The Planets is a magnificent, gargantuan piece of music,” says Symphony Silicon Valley founder and general director Andrew Bales. “There’s something really magical about the level of sound and impact.” Requiring 90 musicians plus a chorale, the scope of the work is massive. Starting with the opening movement, “Mars, the Bringer of War,” the tone is set; this is a sweeping musical exploration of celestial influences on humanity ranging from the delicate and lovely through crashing, emotional Symphony abandon. The final movement, “Neptune, the Mystic,” Silicon Valley is a lush and swirling soundscape that brings the work to a gentle conclusion and ends with a chorus of Saturday, 8pm, voices softly fading away. The Symphony Silicon Valley Sunday, 2:30pm Chorale and the Cantabile Youth Singers of Silicon California Theatre, Valley will join the symphony for the performance. San Jose Paired with The Planets is a reprise of composer David Amram’s Triple Concerto, which was a favorite of the 2006–07 season. Amram, whom Bales calls “a world-music wunderkind with a combination Beatnik/classical tradition,” was Leonard Bernstein’s composer-inresidence of the New York Philharmonic and was on the road with Jack Kerouac. A celebrated composer and multi-instrumentalist, Amram will perform his concerto with three quintets: woodwind, brass and jazz. Continuing its tradition of hosting guest conductors, Symphony Silicon Valley brings back one of its favorites, Paul Polivnick, who has worked with the symphony every year but one and whom Bales enthusiastically endorses. “Polivnick is very good with new music,” he says. “We’re very excited to have him back to do this program with us.” Known for stretching stylistic boundaries and combining classical programs with jazz, pop and Broadway, Symphony Silicon Valley plays a central role in maintaining the rich tradition of classical music in San Jose. “Symphony Silicon Valley builds on a heritage of classical music that has been in San Jose forever,” says Bales. “The old San Jose Symphony was the oldest symphony west of the Mississippi. When it closed, we really felt a need to maintain that continuity of classical music that Silicon Valley audiences have come to love.”—Cat Johnson

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I ASKED FOR A SPORK Inappropriate utensils are just a few of the stresses when Diahanna Davidson (left) and Dana Zook get together in ‘August: Osage County.’

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HIS IS NOT the Midwest,” says a character in Tracy Letts’ August: Osage County, speaking of the play’s setting in rural Oklahoma. “Michigan is the Midwest, God knows why. This is the Plains: a state of mind, right? Some spiritual affliction, like the blues?” The core of the play is revealed here, for August: Osage County is a story about the Plains—a “hot, flat nothing,” inhospitable and showing little promise for the future.

Letts’ caustic tour de force, winner of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and one of the biggest things to hit American theater in the past several years, is now in the South Bay for the first time in a production by City Lights Theater Company, directed by Virginia Drake. August: Osage County begins by introducing Beverly Weston, an alcoholic, T.S. Eliot–quoting ex-poet (played by Michael J. West) who subsequently vanishes, leaving his drug-addicted wife, Violet, to fend for herself. This causes the embittered Weston clan, including daughters Barbara, Ivy and Karen (Diahanna Davidson, Lisa Mallette and Dana Zook, respectively), to assemble at the family homestead.

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The characters bring ugly baggage with them—a cheating husband, a pot-smoking daughter, an unctuous fiancée and years’ worth of animosities—but far worse things lurk below the surface, and the characters that aren’t completely jaded at the outset eventually see their hopes dashed. Violet, portrayed by Lillian Bogovich with the perfect mix of calculating cruelty and brain-damaged abjectness, takes every opportunity to savagely berate those around her. Diahanna Davidson’s Barbara, who arrives as the voice of reason, proves just as intractable as her mother, and the scenes where Davidson and Bogovich duke it out are the production’s most electrifying. Jackie O’Keefe is sardonically funny as the nasty Aunt Mattie Fae, while Alika Ululani Spencer provides the perfect audience surrogate as a housekeeper stuck in the middle of the madness. Heat is an ever-present theme. We are told that the Weston house is so hot that tropical pet birds cannot survive in it, and looking at the actors, we believe it. They seem to be burning up on the inside and outside, and together, they conjure a sense of smoldering uneasiness. It’s one reason why this nearly three and a half hour play never wears out its welcome—the stage is like a simmering pot, always ready to boil over into disaster.—Sean Conwell

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Portugal. The Movie THE BOOKWORM TURNS Young Pedro (João Arrais) turns out to have a secret destiny in ‘Mysteries of Lisbon.’

Raoul Ruiz’s final film, Mysteries of Lisbon, is a masterpiece of historical time travel By RICHARD VON BUSACK

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T TURNS OUT that Raoul Ruiz, who died Aug. 19, wasn’t actually a pseudonym for a collective of filmmakers. The Chilean/Parisian director wrought more than 100 movies, beginning with a 1968 adaptation of G. Cabrera Infante’s Tres Tristes Tigres.

His body of work included a memorable attempt to encompass the last volume of Proust’s Remembrance of Things Past, 1999’s Time Regained. His last film, Mysteries of Lisbon is based on

a still-untranslated novel from 1854 by Camilo Castelo Branco—it’s David Copperfield as a Portuguese fever dream. When Ruiz films children playing blind-man’s buff outside a window, he’s giving you fair warning. See this, and you, too, will be spun and blindfolded. Even approached from a linear perspective, Portuguese history is dizzying. Mysteries of Lisbon takes place from about the 1770s to the 1840s. It begins around 1820, during the liberal rebellion that gave that nation its constitution. Pedro (João Luis Arrais) is a young, frail bookworm. He’s being raised in a boy’s school by a kindly padre, Father Dinis (Adriano Luz). Having the room to move, Ruiz sojourns in all directions, both chronological and geographical.

The concealed Pedro is the son of a noblewoman (Maria João Bastos), imprisoned by her brute of a husband. The second half (the film clocks in at 4-1/2 hours) traces the lineage of Father Dinis. He, too, is of aristocratic blood. We encounter the Courts of Slander, which are attended to by Registrars of the Third Order. We meet a hired ruffian nicknamed the “Knife-Eater” (Ricardo Pereira), who steels himself for an act of infanticide with the thought that “at that age, they have no age at all.” We learn of a noblewoman (Clotilde Hesme) whose lust for revenge conceals a secret. And we hear a nobleman’s last testament, ending with the cry “May the world curse the memory of the Count of Santa Barbara!” The characters come back disguised, wealthy, bewigged and seeking revenge. Some traces tell—a scarred ruffian becomes a wealthy sea captain, but he still has a criminal’s sense of humor that makes him park a statue of a lion next to a cage filled with parakeets.

Those looking for towering payoffs will go home empty-handed. Given the open ending, recall that Ruiz once directed a film of Calderón’s La Vida es Sueno (Life Is a Dream). Ruiz’s model is that favorite Latin American storytelling form: the serial, labyrinthine and unresolvable. Made for TV, Mysteries of Lisbon is enhanced by a theater viewing. The handsome Genesis digital camerawork sweeps past Ruiz’s compositions in leisurely, crescent-shaped pans. On a big screen, the details are clearer: the outlandish religious frescos, the satins, the sinister clock that reveals a glowing skull inside as a memento mori. One of Ruiz’s images silenced my inner detail seeker: the sight of a portrait of Napoleon, kept in a character’s secret treasure room (along with his mother’s own skull). For a time, Napoleon had Portugal in his net. And one aspect of the emperor’s career was the transformation of lowgrade wastrels into sceptered, erminewrapped rulers—and back again, with names and titles changed. The only gravity holding this era together was the unchanging, everabsurd demands of honor. That, and the Church: a sanctuary for players who lost everything. The lower classes watch it all and consider the gamesmanship madness. (“The finer they are, the more they are like goats,” says the Knife-Eater.) Being an old man, Ruiz had little interest in physical conflict. During one fight, he parks the camera in a carriage next to a man trying not to notice a street squabble. At a ruinous, pointless duel, Ruiz watches the combatants from about a block away. It’s the journey through this azulejos-tiled maze that fascinates him—the play of delusions and the deluders—rather than what actually happens in the bedroom or the field of honor. Rarely will four and a half hours of cinema pass so quickly. Watching Mysteries of Lisbon stirred the same feeling as watching Children of Paradise: “Yes, it is long, but this movie could probably be longer, and it wouldn’t hurt.”

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DREAM HOUSE (PG-13; 92 min.) Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz and Naomi Watts discover some unsettling facts about what really happened in the house they just moved into—and it’s a lot worse than a short sale. (Opens Fri.)

50/50 (R; 99 min.) See review on page 44.

MYSTERIES OF LISBON (Unrated; 272 min.) See review on page 42. Camera 3

PALO ALTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Highlights: legendary sound editor Walter Murch discussing his career and upcoming work on Phil Kaufman’s new ďŹ lm for HBO, Hemingway and Gellhorn; Richard Beggs, sound designer of Apocalypse Now; ďŹ lm restorer Tom Burton; and Britt Bensen of On Demand Weekly discussing the problems and opportunities of digital distribution. Screenings include a restored version of Melies’ A Trip From the Earth to the Moon, Revenge of the Electric Car (Chris Payne’s sequel to the documentary Who Killed the Electric

WHAT’S YOUR NUMBER? (R; 106 min.) A woman starts to obsess about her past boyfriends and the one she let get away; stars Anna Faris and Chris Evans.

Revivals ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (1975) Barely Legal struts their perverted stuff. (Plays Oct 1 at 11:55pm in San Jose at Camera 3)

NILES FILM MUSEUM Regularly scheduled programs of silent ďŹ lms. Oct. 1: The Crackerjack (1925) with the little-known Johnny Hines as a pickle salesman believed to be a South American revolutionary. Plus Ben Turpin in Yukon Jake (1925) and Al “Fuzzyâ€? St. John in Stupid but Brave (1924). Frederick Hodges on the piano. (Plays Oct 1 at 7:30pm in Fremont at the Edison Theater.) (RvB)

SGT PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND (1978) The sing-along version of the star-studded Stigwood atrocity, featuring the Bee Gees (who always seemed to be the same band as Alvin and the Chipmunks), Steve Martin (debuting) as a jolly hammer murderer, Aerosmith, Earth Wind and Fire and Billy Preston. (Plays Sep 30Oct 1 in San Jose at the Retrodome.) (RvB)

A GREAT AMERICAN MOVIE

(PG-13) A drama about four policemen coping with personal tragedies. (Opens Fri at Century 20 Great Mall Milpitas.)

Highlights: Esther Anderson and Gian Godoy’s Bob Marley: The Making of a Legend and scads of locally made shorts, including Almaden Valley ďŹ lmmaking hero Sean McCarthy’s Boxed Up, the eco-documentary The Guardian, Scott Ligon’s FigureGround and others. (Plays Oct 1-2 in Santa Clara at the Silicon Valley Convention Center Theater.) (RvB)

THAT WILL LEAVE YOU CHEERING.

MORE THAN A BASEBALL STORY. A WHOLE LOT MORE.

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ABDUCTION

OF THE SAVVIEST OLD HOLLYWOOD COMEDIES.

(PG-13; 106 min.) A thriller about a young man’s hunt for his real identity.

CITY OF LIFE AND DEATH (R; 132 min.) Lu Chuan (Mountain Patrol) rephrases the infamous massacres and rapine at Nanking as a last stand against the invading Imperial Japanese army by the people of China in glorious blackand-white. (RvB)

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A dozen (or more) shorts by and about adults with differing abilities. (Plays Oct 2 in San Jose at the Retro Dome.) (RvB)

SILICON VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL

Reservoir Dogs than Julie Andrews, but this popular Sachertorte still has its moments: the sneak-up of “Climb Ev’ry Mountain� still packs a punch. And then there’s “The Lonely Goatherd�: a song title from a more innocent time. (Plays Sep 29 at sundown in Old Courthouse Square, Redwood City.) (RvB)

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metroactive FILM COLOMBIANA (PG-13; 107 min,) After seeing her parents killed, a girl grows up to be a killer herself. Directed by Olivier Megaton (please, tell us that’s a pseudonym) and stars Zoe Saldana.

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So/So THE NEW movie 50/50, whose alternative title could be So/So, benefits from a pair of first-rate actors, Anna Kendrick and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Their work is regularly disrupted by Seth Rogen, the movie star who got director Jonathan Levine’s cancer-themed film made. In regularly scheduled bullish (or bullying) comedy moments, Rogen’s Kyle turns up to rattle the cage of the seriously ill Adam (Gordon-Levitt). When Rogen is gone, the film develops interesting counterpoints. Rather than just the sketchily drawn victim of a dread form of cancer (an obscure spinal kind), Adam may be a kind of a princeling; he is certainly a bit remote. It’s interesting to see one of the best young actors around working on the part—underplaying it and finding some humorous notes (a cool slow-mo saunter through the hospital, heavily stoned on marijuana macaroons). Adam is vaguely a radio journalist, owns a Charlie Parker poster but doesn’t seem to listen to jazz, and keeps a menorah but doesn’t seem Jewish in the customary movie sense—he is neither sarcastically verbal nor menschy. Adam is defined by the contrast between the two girls in the picture. One is his bitchy live-in girlfriend, Rachael (Bryce

Dallas Howard, doing what she can with yet another punitive part), and the very nice but inexperienced grief counselor Katherine (Kendrick, unusually cast in a role of shy, toothy embarrassment). Rogen is the shot-caller: a sloppy, lecherous wreck insisting on what the dick needs. If anything, Rogen’s ultimate ,'&,' contribution to cinema is taking the fun out of that R; 99 min. game where you pretend Opens Friday that the hero and his buddy are lovers. Bromance has to go ever further to get the outraged laughs, ever closer to the unambiguous, direct sexual come-on. On the bright side, this may be the least-spiritual film about facing death we’ve seen. And the mood is right; donating a fog-bound despair is Vancouver, clearly not the Seattle it’s pretending to be. (No one worries about the hospital bills, for instance.) Elder actors spice up the film. As Adam’s mom, Anjelica Huston directs a tigerish glare at a nurse. (“My son has cancer,” she says, as an argument that the air conditioning ought to be turned down.) Philip Baker Hall, as the man in the next seat at the chemo clinic, gives the surprisingly big endorsement of those magic cookies.—Richard von Busack

(PG-13, 105 min.) The film’s treatment of a lethal pandemic called “MEV1” is nothing but convincing. But busy as it is, the film never really breaks a sweat. Steven Soderbergh juggles a lot of material and inevitably leaves open ends. Gwyneth Paltrow plays the Patient Zero. As her spouse, Matt Damon plays it uninflected and boxed in, usually through nervous repetition of sentences—“I’m happy about that. I’m happy about that.” Laurence Fishburne is a CDC official sending out a new hire (Kate Winslet, excellent) to investigate the Minnesota front. Jennifer Ehle and Elliott Gould are the scientists on either coast trying to find a cure. The film is mature and believably weary. The science is sharp, and so are the visuals. It’s engrossing and frightening, but it’s also remote. The film doesn’t send you home weeping—it rouses up nothing more than an abstract pity. (RvB)

THE DEBT (R; 113 min.) In 1997 in Tel Aviv, Rachel (Helen Mirren) tells the true story of how she killed the infamous “Surgeon of Birkenau.” She encounters two people from her past. One is the shame-ridden David (Ciarán Hinds), the other is the wheelchair bound spy Stephan (Tom Wilkinson), her ex-husband. Flashback to East Berlin in the 1960s; the three are played by Jessica Chastain, the stolid Sam Worthington (David) and Marton Csokas (Stephan). This Israeli cell schemes to capture the “Surgeon.” Jesper “Mr. White” Christensen certainly reinforces the law that your movie is only as good as its Nazi. The Debt has a before

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and after but not really a center, and it’s littered with bad-novel moments. (RvB)

DOLPHIN TALE (PG-13; 113 min.) Finny family fun.

DRIVE (R; 100 min.) Ryan Gosling transforms from first-rate actor to movie star here. He plays an unnamed getaway-car driver in L.A. with a studious code of noninvolvement. He tosses away this code at first sight of the film’s girl (Carey Mulligan) and her kid. Terrific action sequences—much pre-Avid magic here—and a cast of HBO/FX all-stars. Among them is the Oscar-bound Albert Brooks who is half (with Ron Perlman) of a pair of aging but lethal gangsters. Still, Drive is so studiously cool it’s hard not to feel cool toward it. Impractical, coincidental things happen that might have made more sense in a smaller-scale location, such as Phoenix, where James Sallis’ nouveau pulp novel was set. Directed, with all homage to Michael Mann, by Nicolas Winding Refn (Bronson). (RvB)

THE HELP (PG-13, 137 min.) Just out of Ole Miss in 1962 we find struggling writer Skeeter (Emma Stone), who seeks oral histories from the black maids who keep things running in Jackson. Confident actor-turneddirector Tate Taylor handles this cast in a What Would George Cukor Do? style. As that maid who first tells her story, perennial character actress Viola Davis gets her first star part. Cuddly yet furious Octavia Spencer revamps the bulky, shrewd black maid figure from 1940s films, giving her vengeance at last. Jessica Chastain shines as a curvy, goodhearted white-trash refugee from Sugar Ditch. That tragic real-life town’s name reinforces the film’s metaphor of raw sewage as a symbol for stinking racism. You could say (as the blogosphere

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I DON’T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT (PG-13) And I don’t care. Reputedly the London-based source novel by Allison Pearson is witty. This Boston-based adaptation is meant as a kind of annex to Sex and the City. The film tries to recapture the strong narrative voice of the book with loads of voice-over, freeze frames and straight-to-thecamera interviews with the minor characters, but it’s not like the life of Kate Reddy (Sarah Jessica Parker) is some footnote-worthy David Foster Wallace subject. Dimmed to a tea-colored brown by photographer Stuart Dryburgh, this is an alleged comic love triangle: executive mom juggling foibles, fighting off a crush on her boss (Pierce Brosnan) and clinging to her husband (Greg Kinnear). The dialogue contains chunks of 1965-era feminism, which are overwhelmed by the breed-now propaganda (“Trying to be a man is a waste of a woman.”) (RvB)

KILLER ELITE (R; 105 min.) Hard-core action with Jason Statham, Clive Owen and Robert De Niro.

LOVE CRIME (Unrated; 106 min.) Chic but severe boss Christine (Kristin Scott Thomas) matronizes the hell out of her assistant, Isabelle (Ludivine Sagnier) at the Parisian skyscraper where they work. Christine gets pleasure out of watching Isabelle squirm, but eventually she learns her lesson the hard way. The elegant Scott Thomas can do this wicked-witch part with ease; her Gothic handsomeness is made for parts of unmotivated nastiness. Sagnier, maybe the most delicious French export since Bardot, proves she’s a serious actress in this mean-for-the-fun-of-it thriller by the late Alain Corneau. Civilized but barbaric. (RvB)

MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (PG-13, 94 min.) Whatever happens, one can’t go wrong filling up the screen with Paris. Woody Allen’s newest includes some sweet vistas. Owen Wilson is Gil, a disenchanted Malibu screenwriter who wants to be a novelist. As a result, he gets midnight visitations by F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda. (The gilded couple is played by Tom Hiddleston and Alison Pill.) The nights continue, and Gil

meets the artistic and literary lights of the 1920s, magically reincarnated. One night, he meets a flapper (Marion Cotillard) with a similar yet drastically different taste for nostalgia. The not very pungent point is stretched into a culture-vulture’s version of Play It Again, Sam. Midnight in Paris is a harmless, gentle nothing, but it’s also a moldy vision of the city during its era of artistic adventurousness. (RvB)

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has been saying) that The Help allows white audiences selfcongratulations. Yet the nowinfamous crowd-pleasing “Terrible Awful” incident in the film actually suggests how deeply the white audience loathes their own racism, and how much they’d like to poison it and see it poisoned— rather than how ready they are to congratulate themselves. (RvB)

MONEYBALL (PG-13; 133 min.) Seemingly about baseball and number-crunching— really about disappointment and lowered expectations. The film follows the gamble of the Oakland A’s Billy Beane (Brad Pitt) on sabermetrics. Beane encounters a true believer in the system: a cubicle-dwelling dweeb (Jonah Hill) who seems to have a system to find undervalued players. Director Bennett Miller, and shrewd scriptwriters Steve Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin, make this a species of buddy movie but a dry, unusual one, more interested in exchanged glances than back-patting. It is Pitt’s movie, a lean, mean performance, one of his best. The rest of the cast are up to his level, including Robin Wright (demonstrating the guarded pity of an ex-wife) and Philip Seymour Hoffman (seething

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yield to the kind of benign reversals of fortune that do occur sometimes: actual second acts in American lives, rallies in the bottom of the ninth inning. (RvB)

being the sibling of a musical genius. Directed by René Féret and starring Marie Féret.

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film, they are “strangely plausible.” At Genesis, a Bay Area genetic tech lab of about 2012 or so, scientist Will Rodman (Palo Alto’s own James Franco) is working on a cure for Alzheimer’s. When a superintelligent baby lab chimp named Caesar is ordered to be

destroyed, Will brings him home to his peninsula home, and a San Francisco Zoo veterinarian (Freida Pinto) helps him raise the critter. As Caesar grows, he’s played by a synthespian modeled on the always-amazing Andy Serkis; this and the story’s links to the tragic story of Nim Chimpsky (as seen recently in Project Nim) “grounds the balloon” as James Bond screenwriter Richard Maibaum put it. The last third of the film, thrilling and fast, takes over Caesar’s story. Wyatt shines here, bringing in images of urban rebellion that have as much zeitgeist as the first Apes movie did in 1968. Like the J.J. Abrams remake of Star Trek, this isn’t a demolition job but a handsomely done renovation of an old property. (RvB)

STRAW DOGS (R; 100 min.) James Marsden, Kate Bosworth, Alexander Skarsgård and James Woods star in a “what were they thinking?” remake of Sam Peckinpah’s famous study of the uses of violence.

WARRIOR (PG-13, 139 min.) Nick Nolte puts a third mortgage on his integrity to try to give this hyped-up wrestling movie some integrity of its own. He’s the formerly drunken father of two battered sons (Tom Hardy, Joel Edgerton) who need to pull together as a Mixed Martial Arts tournament is about to open. Director Gavin O’Connor makes a 2-1/2-hour Testament of Faith; big books with big titles (“STEINBECK”) float onscreen behind Nolte to remind us of what the film is getting at. The “wars” are one long series of two man clusterfights. Summing up, Brendan’s principal says, “Literally it looks bad; figuratively it looks worse”—there’s something politically scary in the film’s astronomical Riefenstahlism, in the way it keeps leaving ground level and going big, as if the fate of the nation depended on the bouts. (RvB)

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All Systems Go UNPINNED Zack Smith started out in Three Mile Pilot, famous for spawning Pinback and the Black Heart Procession.

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“The point of this band is to let me write without having to compromise, always double-checking things and rethinking songs. That’s

what we do with Pinback and Pilot,” Smith says. But something changed a few months ago. Smith enlisted Pinback drummer Chris Prescott and former Pinback member Kenseth Thibideau to accompany him as his backup band on what would be his first West Coast tour for Systems Officer. During rehearsal, something clicked, and he didn’t want it to be a solo project anymore. “I want it to be considered more of a real functioning, working band with three people contributing to it. I’m 41. This is probably the last band I’ll do before I realize I’m too old and don’t want to do music anymore,” Smith says.

He had already recorded one album in 2009, Underslept, for which he wrote all the music, sang all the vocals and recorded most the instruments himself. The album has a similar sound to his two other groups, which are known for being intensely emotional, darkly aggressive rock bands, while still incorporating pretty instrumentation. According to Smith, that first album doesn’t exactly reflect how the trio sounds now. They have a harder edge, though the band is still actively creating their sound. “Right now it’s in that transition moment where it’s breaking free from being my solo project and having that sort of signature sound,” Smith says. One thing that has given all of Smith’s bands a unique quality is his approach to playing the bass, which in some ways more closely resembles how someone would approach a rhythm guitar. In high school, Smith saw New

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Portugal. The Man Wednesday at Avalon in Santa Clara, 8pm; $17 This Portland foursome get comparisons to everyone from Flaming Lips to Zeppelin to Bowie, but the reason they built such a huge indie following (before signing to Atlantic last year) is that they took their psychedelic, electronic, glam and other influences and made something weird and wonderful of their own. And the new video for their song “Sleep Forever” proves, they’re only getting stranger. (SP)

John Prine Wednesday at Mountain Winery, 7:30pm; $37.50-$65 Alt-country icon Prine was once nearly brought down (as many new artists have been over the years) by constant comparisons to Bob Dylan. Gradually, Prine carved his own niche with a singular style far more surrealistic than Dylan’s, but just as complex. Now, in a fitting bit of irony, B.D. calls Prine one of his favorite songwriters. (SP)

Keith Urban Saturday at HP Pavilion, 7:30pm; $35-$75 Before Keith Urban came to town, you could get run out of Nashville for using a drum loop. But with a style and a guitar sound way closer to rock star than hat act, Urban ripped up the country music rulebook and brought some hard-partying, slick pop cool to town. Ten No. 1 songs and counting suggests there’s no going back. (SP)

Metro’s music calendar runs Wednesday–Tuesday.

Rock/Pop ANGELICA’S BISTRO Fri, 7pm: Corinne Marcus and the Kindred Spirits. $10. Sat, 8:30pm: The E-Ticket Band. $10/$14. Redwood City.

AVALON Wed: Portugal. The Man. Thu: Misfits, Stellar Corpses, Juliana Tarter. Fri: Saxon, Borealis, Hatchet, Haunted by Heroes. Sun: Hed Pe. Santa Clara.

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Wed: Jack Rip Off. Thu: Sexy Back. Fri: Metal Shop. Campbell.

Sat, 7:30pm: Keith Urban. $37 and up. San Jose.

BRITANNIA ARMS ALMADEN

Thu: TBA. Fri: Granted Earth, Lena Lou. Idols Plague. San Jose.

Fri, 10pm: 10 til 2. Sat, 10pm: Drive the Band. San Jose.

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Fri, 9pm: Junkshakers. Sunnyvale.

Sat: Rebelskamp. San Jose.

CAPERS Fri-Sat, 8:30pm: Live music. Campbell.

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Wed, 9pm: Southern Culture on the Skis, Aloha Screwdriver. $12/$14. Fri, 9pm: Systems Officer, Phantom Works, Doctor Nurse. $10. Sat, 9pm: AB & the Sea, Picture Atlantic, French Cassettes. $8. San Jose.

Thu: Anti-Social. Fri: Dirty Pillows. Sat: My Parade. San Jose.

CLUB FOX Sat, 8pm: Tiger Club and Pacific Standard Time. $13/$15. Redwood City.

LOS GATOS LODGE Fri-Sat: Live rock bands. Los Gatos.

MOUNTAIN WINERY Wed, 7:30pm: John Prine, Jessica Lea Mayfield. Thu, 7:30pm: Emmylou Harris, Court Yard Hounds. Fri: DeVitcgJa, Gomez, Kopecky Family Band.

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NINE LIVES Fri, 8pm: John Wayne Bro, Maxx Cabello Jr., Blue Soulstace. $10. Sat, 8pm: Maxx12 and their Heavy Friends, Madman’s Lullaby. $10. Gilroy.

NUMBER ONE BROADWAY Wed, 9:30pm: Jam Night with BackďŹ re & Diva Stativa. No cover. Thu, Second Story Band. Fri, 9:30pm: The Cocktail Monkeys, $10. Sat, 9:30pm: Jam Funkshus. $10. Los Gatos.

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ALBERTO’S Wed: Bachata. Thu: Salsa with Pantea. Fri: Salsa. Sat: Latin night. Mon: Argentine Tango. Tue: Salsa with Pantea. Mountain View.

LOS GATOS BREWING CO. Fri: Dueling pianos. Los Gatos.

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Fri-Sat, 8pm: Live music and belly dancing. Cupertino.

Thu: South County Blues Band. Mountain View.

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Thu, 9pm: DJ Che live video mixing. Fri, 9pm: Latin rock en espanol. Sat, 9pm: Salsa, merengue, cumbia, urban & Latin fusions. Tue, 9pm: Salsa. San Jose.

Sun, 4:30pm: Tigran Quintet with Armenian composer and pianist Tigran Hamasyan, beneďŹ t for Armenia educational fund. Mountain View.

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Fri, 9pm: The Peatot Rosh Hashanah Party. $25/$30. Redwood City.

Thu: Honey Wilders. Fri: Mr. Meanor. Sat: Blind Pilots. Sunnyvale.

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Thu: Live music. Fri, 9:30pm & Sat, 9pm: Live music. Mountain View.

Wed, 6pm: Octobop. San Jose.

OLD WAGON SALOON & GRILL Sun: Live blues. San Jose.

Fri: E Ono Kane. San Jose.

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Wed, 5pm: World Music. Fri, 5pm: World Music. Mountain View.

MOROCCO’S RESTAURANT SJ Wed, 5pm: Flamenco. Fri, 5pm: World music and belly dancing. San Jose.

PARRANDA NIGHTCLUB

Fri, 9pm: Dirty Downtown Jazz Duo. Sat, 9pm: Chris Burkhardt. San Jose.

POOR HOUSE BISTRO Wed, 6-9pm: Ron Thompson & Friends. Thu, 6-9pm: Tori Roze and the Hot Mess. Fri, 7-10pm: Chris Cain Band. Sat, 6-10pm: Kaye Bohler Band. Sun, 12:30pm: Gail Dobson Jazz Band, the Chapinistas Blues Band. San Jose.

Thu-Sat: Live music. Sunnyvale.

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Fri-Sat, 8:30pm: Live music. Campbell.

Fri, 7pm: Claudio. Italian classic guitar and vocals. San Jose.

STEPHENS GREEN Tue, 7:30pm. Irish music. Mountain View.

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UNWINED Thu & Sat, 7pm: Live jazz. San Jose.

WINE AFFAIRS Wed-Thu, 7:30pm: Live music. San Jose.

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Thu, 8pm: Terry Hanck. Fri, 8pm: Rhythm District. Sat: Live music. Campbell.

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WOODHAM’S LOUNGE Fri and Sun: Pro Jam with local rock musicians. Santa Clara.

Thu, 7-10pm: Live jazz. San Jose.

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Wed, 8pm: Salsa. $5. San Jose.

Fri-Sat, 8:30pm: Live music. Sunnyvale.

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Fri, 6pm: Tower of Power Tribute Bum City. Free. Courthouse Square, Redwood City.

J.J.’S BLUES CAFE Wed: Suska. Thu: Jimmy Dewrance. Fri: John Garcia. $10. San Jose.

Tue: Irish dancing. Sunnyvale.

REDWOOD CITY MUSIC ON THE SQUARE

Hedley Club Jazz Jam. Thu, 8pm: Russo Alberts Trio. Fri, 8:30pm: Kristen Strom Quartet. Sat, 8:30pm: Wendy Waller. San Jose.

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Sat, 8pm: Dogcatcher. Mountain View.

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Sat, 9pm: Left Coast Live preshow with Drop Dead Sixty, Eyes Like Mine, Curious Quail. $5. Homestead Lanes, Cupertino.

Sat, 9:30pm: La Santa Cecilia and Cumbia Tokeson, Latin culture and rock. $8/$10. Fairmont Hotel, San Jose.

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Every second Mon: Ukulele jam. Mountain View.

CONCERT

Bay’s up-and-coming Latin hybrid acts at the Pagoda Saturday.

La Santa Cecilia EAST L.A. MEETS East San Jose and East Bay this week when La Santa Cecilia plays the Pagoda supported by up-and-coming NorCal acts. After coming together five years ago with a fresh hybrid sound and an uncompromising DIY ethic, La Santa Cecilia suddenly find themselves one of the hottest bands in the L.A. The Pagoda underground. Their music blends traditional Latin genres with rock, ska and jazz, with their five-piece Saturday, Oct. 1, instrumental section led by guitarist Gloria Estrada and 9:30pm accordionist Jose Carlos giving a fast, aggressive edge to songs like “La Negra,” “Vengo” and “Chicle.” Meanwhile, $8/$10 vocalist Marisoul swings between power and mystery in her delivery. They’re well-matched at this show by Tokeson, a forward-thinking take on Cumbia formed from cumbia punks Fuga and the well-known La Colectiva. They mix Columbian cumbia with rock, funk, punk and reggae. San Jose’s Raul Y Mexia, featuring the latter electro-Spanglish MC from East San Jose, and Oakland’s El Kool Kyle round out the bill.—Steve Palopoli

MISSION CITY COFFEE ROASTING Sun, 7pm: Doug Young and Friends. Santa Clara.

RED ROCK COFFEE Fri, 8pm: Geoff Baker. Mountain View.

THE SADDLE RACK

BAMBOO LOUNGE

CITY ESPRESSO

Mon, 7pm: Musical open mic for singer-songwriters. Sign up at 7pm. Free. San Jose.

Fri, 7pm: Open mic. San Jose.

BAREFOOT COFFEE ROASTERS Wed, 7pm: Musical open mic. Sign up by 5pm. Santa Clara.

Wed, 9pm: California Cowboys. Thu-Fri, 9pm, Sat, 10:15pm: Diablo Road. Fremont.

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BRITANNIA ARMS CUPERTINO

Wed, 6pm: Country Classics. Tue, 6pm: Bean Creek. San Jose.

Open Mic ANGELICA’S BISTRO Wed, 7pm: Open mic. Redwood City.

Thu, 7:30pm: Open mic. Saratoga.

DA KINE CAFE Tue, 6:30-9:30pm: Open mic. Music, poetry, etc. Sunnyvale.

MISSION CITY ROASTING CO. Thu, 7pm: South Bay Folks Open Mic. Santa Clara.

MOUNTAIN CHARLEY’S Wed, 8-11pm: Live music, comedy and poetry. Los Gatos.

POOR HOUSE BISTRO

Wed, 9:30pm: Open mic. Cupertino.

Tue, 6pm: Open-mic night. San Jose.

CAFFE FRASCATI

QUARTER NOTE

Tue, 7pm: Open mic. Free. San Jose.

Sun & Wed-Thu: Pro jam. Sunnyvale.

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Sun, October 16, 7:30pm For the past two decades Acoustic Alchemy has dominated the contemporary smooth jazz scene earning three Grammy nominations and thousands of fans worldwide.

“Redefining the rules is what Acoustic Alchemy does best.” – All About Jazz

Melissa Manchester Thu, October 20, 7:30pm Best known for her hits, “Midnight Blue”, “Through the Eyes of Love” & “Don’t Cry Out Loud”, Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and actress Melissa Manchester is an all around superstar entertainer.

“One of the greatest singer/songwriters of our time” – Grigwaretalkstheatre.com

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BRANHAM LOUNGE

First and third Thursday of every month, 7pm: The Canvas. Open to all performers. Sunnyvale.

Thu and Mon: Karaoke. San Jose.

Thu: Karaoke. Los Gatos.

BRITANNIA ARMS ALMADEN

THREE FLAMES RESTAURANT

Wed and Sun, 10pm: DJ Hank. San Jose.

Wed, 8pm: Open-mic night with Anita. Willow Glen.

BRITANNIA ARMS CUPERTINO

Karaoke

Sun-Tue, 10pm: Karaoke. Cupertino.

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ACAPULCO RESTAURANT & CANTINA Fri-Sat, 7pm-midnight: DJ Bob and Starmaker Karaoke. Santa Clara.

Wed, 9pm: August. Mon, 9pm: Comedy with Mr. Walker. San Jose.

BRITISH BANKERS CLUB Mon, 9:30pm: Karaoke. Menlo Park.

BRIX Tue: Karaoke. San Jose.

C&J’S SPORTS BAR Thu, 10pm: Melissa and Heather. Santa Clara.

ALEX’S 49ER INN Nightly, 9pm-2am: Karaoke. San Jose.

AZÚCAR

THE COURTS LOUNGE Mon, 9pm: Joe. San Jose.

CREEKSIDE LOUNGE

Wed, 9pm: English and Spanish karaoke and dancing. San Jose.

Wed and Mon-Tue: Stephanie. Thu and Sat: Randy. Fri: Jerry Sauceda. San Jose.

THE BEARS

DASILVA’S BRONCOS

Fri, 9pm: Ryan. San Jose. 15400 Montalvo Road Saratoga, CA 95070

Wed-Sat and Tue, 9pm: Uncle Dougie Show. No cover. San Jose.

SUNNYVALE ART GALLERY

Thu, October 27, 7:30pm

“One of the most engaging string bands around” - Washington Post

FLAMES COFFEE SHOP

Tue: DJ Davey K. Campbell.

BOULEVARD TAVERN

Wed-Sat, 9pm: Karaoke. Tue, 9pm: Karaoke. San Jose.

BENNIGAN’S GRILL Sat, 9pm: August. Santa Clara.

Wed: Karaoke. Thu, 9pm-1am: Karaoke. Santa Clara.

DIVE BAR

GALAXY Thu, 9pm-2am: August. Milpitas.

GILROY BOWL Thu-Sat, 9:30pm: Karaoke. Gilroy.

THE GOOSETOWN LOUNGE Fri-Sun, 9:30pm-1:30am: Karaoke. Willow Glen.

HOMESTEAD LANES Fri, 9:30pm: Vinnie. Mon, 9pm: Vinnie. Tue, 9pm: August. Cupertino.

HUDDLE Wed-Thu and Sun, 9pm: Wild Nights Karaoke. Fremont.

JOHNNY V’S Sun: Karaoke. San Jose.

KATIE BLOOM’S Sun, 9:30pm-1:30am: Karaoke. Campbell.

KC BAR AND RESTAURANT Wed, 8pm: DJ Desmond. San Jose.

KHARTOUM Thu, 9pm: DJ Davey K. Campbell.

Wed, 9:30pm: Karaoke. San Jose.

KING OF CLUBS

EFFIE’S RESTAURANT

Thu & Sun-Mon, 8:30pm: Bruce of KOR Karaoke. Mountain View.

Wed-Sat and Tue, 9pm-2am, and last Sun of every month, 27pm: B&S Karaoke. Campbell.

BLINKY’S CAN’T SAY Fri, 9pm-1am: Danielle. Sat, 9pm-1am: Karaoke. Santa Clara.

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BOSWELL’S

Mon, 7pm: Cavin and King’s Open Mic. Mountain View.

Steep Canyon Rangers This all-American band has become a premier acoustic ensemble while remaining true to its bluegrass and country roots. Their 2011 record Rare Bird Alert, in collaboration with Steve Martin on banjo, debuted at #1 on the Billboard Bluegrass chart.

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EL RANCHO SPORTS BAR Thu, 8pm: Karaoke. San Jose.

KYOTO PLACE Wed, 7pm: Karaoke. Sunnyvale

LILLY MAC’S Thu: Karaoke. Sunnyvale.

BLUE BONNET BAR MARIANI’S

Wed-Thu and Mon, 8pm: Karaoke. No cover. Sunnyvale.

BLUE MAX Fri-Sat, 9pm: Karaoke. Sunnyvale.

BLUE PHEASANT Tue, 7pm: Steve Tiger. Cupertino.

Thu, 8pm: Chris. Santa Clara.

THE ESCAPE Mon, 8:30pm-1:30am: DJ Curtis. San Jose.

MOJO LOUNGE

FAHRENHEIT ULTRA LOUNGE

NETO’S MARKET & GRILL

Tue, 9pm: Partyoke. Beer pong and karaoke. San Jose.

BOGART’S LOUNGE Wed, Fri and Sun, 8pm-2am: KJ Dennis. Sunnyvale.

Wed, 9pm: Vic. Fremont. Fri, 6:30-10:30pm: Bands with live karaoke. Santa Clara.

NORMANDY HOUSE LOUNGE

FIREHOUSE GRILL & BREWERY

Fri-Sat, 9:30pm: Karaoke. Santa Clara.

Sun, 7pm-close: Uncle Dougie Show. Palo Alto.

OASIS Wed and Fri-Sat, 8:30pm: Doug. Sunnyvale.

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REDI ROOM

WILLOW DEN

Sun, 8pm: DJ Joe. Campbell.

Thu, 9pm: Joseph. San Jose.

Wed, 9:30pm: DJ JR. San Jose

OFFICE BAR

ROSIE MCCANN’S

Fri-Sat, 9pm, and Sun, 7pm: Karaoke. Mountain View.

Tue, 8:30pm: Karaoke. No cover. Santana Row.

O’FLAHERTY’S IRISH PUB

RUDY’S PUB

Mon, 9pm: Matt. San Jose.

Wed, 10pm: Purple. Palo Alto.

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SAN JOSE BAR & GRILL

Thu, 8:30pm-midnight: Karaoke with Jordan River Productions. San Jose.

Tue, 10pm-close: Kamikaze Karaoke. San Jose.

Wed-Thu, Sat, Tue: 9:30pm: Vinnie. Santa Clara.

PEACOCK LOUNGE

Wed-Sun, 8:30pm:Thomas. San Jose.

Thu, 9pm: Brian. Sun, 9pm: DJ and karaoke. Tue, 9pm: Ryan. Sunnyvale.

SHOOTERS BAR & GRILL Thu, 9:30pm: Karaoke. Sunnyvale.

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AGENDA

Tue, 8:30pm: Acoustic karaoke with Sam Marshall. Woodside.

Sun: Karaoke. San Jose.

Wed, 8pm: Salsa Wednesdays. Thu: Antromix. Fri: DJs. San Jose.

POINCIANA LOUNGE

Thu, 8pm: Karaoke. Sun, 5-9pm: Family karaoke. Gilroy.

Wed, 9:30pm: Wildside. No cover. Santa Clara.

QUARTER NOTE Mon-Tue, 9pm: Karaoke. No cover. Sunnyvale.

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Nightly karaoke, 9pm-1:30am. San Jose.

Fri, 9pm: DJ Vinnie. Homestead Lanes, Cupertino.

AZÚCAR

Wed, 9pm: Larry. Thu-Sun, 9pm: August. Milpitas.

Thu, 9pm: DJ Che live video mixing. Fri, 9pm: Latin rock en espanol. Sat, 9pm: Salsa, merengue, cumbia, urban & Latin fusions. Tue, 9pm: Salsa. San Jose.

THREE FLAMES RESTAURANT

BLUE PHEASANT

TEQUILA SHOT’S BAR & GRILL

Mon, 8pm-midnight: DJ Curtis. Willow Glen.

RED STAG LOUNGE

X-BAR

Wed-Sun, Tue, 7pm: DJ and dancing. Cupertino.

TOUCHDOWN TOMMY’S Sat, 8pm-midnight: Karaoke. San Jose.

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MAKE YOU PUT YOUR HANDS UP Far East Movement brought that 808 bump and their hit “Like a G6” to the San Jose Civic Saturday night at the International Secret Agents show, one of a series of concerts they’ve coproduced to spotlight the top young talent coming up on YouTube and other nontraditional platforms. Fittingly, the show brought out an extremely young crowd itself; when someone yelled “You’re sexy!,” ISA support act David Choi— the Korean American YouTube sensation who once released a banjo cover of “Like a G6”—replied “You’re sexy too. I hope you’re 18.” (SP)

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Mon: Ladies’ Night. Milpitas.

Fri, 8pm: DJ dancing featuring R&B, Top 40. Sat, 9pm: DJ dancing featuring chill, R&B, Top 40. Sun & Tue, 9pm: DJ dancing.

KATIE BLOOM’S Thu-Sat, 9:30pm: DJs and dancing. Campbell.

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KING OF CLUBS

Thu-Sat: DJs and dancing. Sun: Reggae. San Jose.

Fri, 9:30pm: Club Brinca. Tue, 9pm: Nox. Mountain View.

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LILLY MAC’S

Wed-Sun: DJs. Fremont.

Sat, 9:30pm: Latin night. Sunnyvale.

SAN JOSE BAR & GRILL Wed: Wingy Tango night. Thu: SoFA King Thursdays. Fri: Video Killed the DJ. Sat: Sapphire Saturdays. Sun: Sinful Sundays. Mon: Manic Mondaze. Tue: Buck Wild Tuesdays. San Jose.

LOFT BAR AND BISTRO BRITANNIA ARMS ALMADEN Wed & Sun, 10pm: DJ Hank. Thu: Kid Dynamite. Mon, 9pm: Beer Pong. Tue: Pub-stumpers Trivia. San Jose.

BRITANNIA ARMS CUPERTINO

Fri-Sat, 10pm: Live DJ. San Jose.

MIAMI BEACH CLUB Thu-Fri: Top 40, club hits, hiphop, Latin. Sat: DJ Nelly presents. San Jose. Fri-Sat: DJs. San Jose.

BRITANNIA ARMS DOWNTOWN

MOUNTAIN CHARLEY’S

Thu: DJ David Q. Fri, 10pm: DJ Fusion. San Jose.

Wed, 7pm: House Party. Thu, 7pm: Throwback Thursdays. Los Gatos.

BRITISH BANKERS CLUB

MYTH TAVERNA

BRIX Thu: Therapy. Fri: Flirty Fridays. Mon: Power Hour. San Jose.

C&J’S SPORTS BAR Wed & Sat, 10pm: DJ. Fri, 8:30pm: Sizzling. Salsa night. Santa Clara.

Fri: Starting Six. Sat: DJ Roxanne Dawn. San Jose.

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Thu, 10pm: DJ Tosh. Cupertino.

Wed-Sat: DJs. Menlo Park.

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TEMPLE BAR & LOUNGE Wed: RedRun with D. Luzion and Illtraxx. Thu: JazBiz and Dave Dynamix. Fri: Video Mixing, then DJ Radio Raheem and DJ Ready Rock. Sat: Live bands. San Jose.

Wed: Live music. Thu: Therapy. Fri: Soul Therapy. San Jose.

THREE FLAMES RESTAURANT Fri-Sat, 9pm: DJ Sir Dancealot. Willow Glen.

PARRANDA NIGHTCLUB Thu, 8pm: DJ Akustik. No cover. Fri, 8pm: DJ Mayo. Sat, 8pm: DJ Mayo and DJ Akustik. Sun, 7pm: Latin Beat. Sun, 9pm: Sonidero Night. Sunnyvale.

WILLOW DEN Thu, 10pm-2am: DJ Uncle Hank. Fri, 10pm-2am: DJ Kavon. Sat, 10pm-2am: DJ Benoficial. Willow Glen.

CLUBHOUSE RESTAURANT & SPORTS BAR Sat: DJs and dancing. San Jose.

CLUB ILLUSIONS Wed, 6pm: 106 Miles Mixer. Every second and fourth Sat, 8:30pm-2am: Hot Live Salsa Night. 21+. Palo Alto.

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ASHA BHOSLE Bollywood legend whose voice has been featured in over 1,000 films. Sep 30 at Paramount Theater.

DASILVA’S BRONCOS

MEKONS

Fri-Sat, 6pm: DJ or live band. No cover. Santa Clara.

Billed as ‘Quiet Night In,’ band plays acoustically in lovely wood-carved hall. Sep 30 at Swedish American Hall.

DIVE BAR

BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE

Thu-Sat, 9:30pm: DJs. San Jose.

Canadian heroes play last American show before hiatus; special guest Isaac Brock to appear. Oct 1 at the Fillmore.

EL RANCHO SPORTS BAR Fri-Sat, 8pm: Old School Dance Party. San Jose.

THE ELEGANT PUB Thu-Sat, 9pm: Djs. Evergreen Inn, San Jose.

FAHRENHEIT ULTRA LOUNGE Thu, 9pm: The Heit Thursdays. Fri, 9pm: Coyote Ugly Night. $10. Mon, 9pm: Industry Night, rotating DJs. Tue: College Night, DJ K-Mac, Spin Master J, TooTall. San Jose.

AMON TOBIN Insane multi-media 3D tour for Brazilian-born electronic artist with new album, “Isam.” Oct 1-2 at the Warfield.

WAYNE SHORTER Towering jazz saxophonist and composer from classic Blue Note era still shines with an all-star band. Oct 2

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“Obviously that didn’t happen.” Hodges first set up shop as San Jose Cannabis Buyer’s Collective in 2009, becoming the city of San Jose’s first storefront dispensary. He’s butted heads with the city ever since and is currently involved in two spearate lawsuits. First, a March 2010 compliance order from the city to Hodges’ landlord forced SJCBC to move to its current location near San Jose International Airport. SJCBC was then reorganized into A2C2. A month later, Hodges filed a lawsuit against the city claiming it had illegally pressured landlords into closing cannabis businesses. Then, as the City Council was mulling Measure U’s proposed tax rate of up to 10 percent on cannabis dispensaries, Hodges crafted a memo to the City Council suggesting a rate no higher than 3 percent. Now Hodges argues that because cannabis sales are illegal under federal law, paying a sales tax amounts to self-incrimination. He says collectives operate merely as nonprofit middlemen between growers and the

patients who donate money toward the cultivation costs. It’s a view he’s hoping to defend in court. “And I would rather deal with civil court instead of criminal court,” Hodges says. “I don’t have any money or assets. In fact, I’m $300,000 in the hole. So if you want to take my money or assets, go for it.” By the time he has his day in court, Hodges could be defending a nonexistent collective. The week before the City Council voted to sharply cut permitted collectives to 10—down from upward of 140— Councilmember Pierluigi Oliverio told Metro, “I can tell you this, if the collective is not paying the Measure U tax and they’re not paying their state franchise or sales tax, they’re not going to be one of the ones to remain.” Hodges pays neither, and his notax stance earned him an audit by the State Board of Equalization. Meanwhile, between 64 and 79 collectives have paid the tax each month since March, generating $1.6 million for the city. Ryan Fillhardt of Cinnabar Health Collective says that while the city’s 7 percent tax is high, he pays it willingly. “The city’s short of taxes right now, so there’s a lot of us I think that are happy to pay the tax if it’s going to go to a good use,” he says. “We’re doing what we’re told to do, so whatever the city decides to impose on us, that’s what we’re going to do.” Hodges says that even if he is cut out of the new permitting process, he’ll keep business open as usual. He might get his day in court after all.—Ted Cox

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY ARIES (March 21_April 19): I’ve got a challenging assignment for you. In accordance with your current astrological omens, I am inviting you to cultivate a special kind of receptivity—a rigorously innocent openness to experience that will allow you to be penetrated by life’s beauty with sublime intensity. To understand the exact nature of this receptivity, study Abraham Maslow’s deďŹ nition of real listening: to listen “without presupposing, classifying, improving, controverting, evaluating, approving or disapproving, without dueling what is being said, without rehearsing the rebuttal in advance, without free-associating to portions of what is being said so that succeeding portions are not heard at all.â€? TAURUS (April 20–May 20): Government ofďŹ cials in Southern Sudan are proposing to build cities in fantastic shapes. They say that the regional capital of Juba would be recreated to resemble a rhinoceros, as seen from the air. The town of Yambio is destined to look like a pineapple, and the city of Wau will be a giraffe. I’m confused by all this, since I know that most of the people in South Sudan live on less than a dollar a day. Is that really how they want their country’s wealth spent? Please consider the possibility, Taurus, that there are also some misplaced priorities in your own sphere right now. Hopefully, they’re nothing on the scale of what’s happening in South Sudan, but still: Allocate your resources with high discernment, please.

GEMINI (May 21–June 20): You have cosmic clearance to fall deeply, madly and frequently in love, Gemini. In fact, it’s OK with the gods of fate and the angels of karma if you swell up with a ood of infatuation and longing big enough to engorge an entire city block. The only stipulation those gods and angels insist on is that you do not make any rash decisions or huge life changes while in the throes of this stupendous vortex. Don’t quit your job, for instance, or sell all your belongings, or dump your temporarily out-of-favor friends and loved ones. For the foreseeable future, simply enjoy being enthralled by the lush sexy glory of the liquid blue ďŹ re.

CANCER (June 21–July 22): Among the surprises spilled by WikiLeaks some months back was the revelation that U.S. diplomats think Canadians feel “condemned to always play ‘Robin’ to the U.S. ‘Batman.’â€? If that’s true, it shouldn’t be. While Canada may not be able to rival the war-mongering, plutocratcoddling, environment-despoiling talents of my home country, America, it is a more reliable source of reason, compassion and civility. Are you suffering from a similar disjunction, Cancerian? Do you imagine yourself “Robinâ€? in relationship to some overweening “Batmanâ€?? This would be an excellent time to free yourself of that dynamic. LEO (July 23–Aug. 22): “Enigmatologyâ€? is an infrequently used word that means the study of puzzles and how to solve them. I’m invoking it now to highlight the fact that you need to call on some unusual and idiosyncratic and possibly even farfetched resources as you intensify your efforts to solve the puzzles that are spread out before you. The help you’ve called on in the past just won’t be enough for this new round of gamesmanship. The theories and beliefs and strategies that have brought you this far can’t take you to the next stage. VIRGO (Aug. 23–Sept. 22): This would not be a good time for you to read the book called The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Enhancing Self-Esteem. In fact, it will never be the right time to read it. While it’s true that at this juncture in your life story you can make exceptional progress in boosting your conďŹ dence and feeling positive about yourself, you’re not an idiot and you don’t need idiot-level assistance. If there was a book called The Impish Guide to Accessing and Expressing Your Idiosyncratic Genius, I’d deďŹ nitely recommend it. Likewise a book titled The Wild-Eyed Guide to Activating Your Half-Dormant Potential or The Brilliant Life-Lover’s Guide to Becoming a Brilliant Life-Lover.

LIBRA (Sept. 23–Oct. 22): “When I was born,â€? said comedian Gracie Allen, “I was so surprised I didn’t talk for a year and a half.â€? I suspect you will soon be experiencing a metaphorical rebirth that has some of the power of the event she was referring to. And so I won’t be shocked if you ďŹ nd it challenging to formulate

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23–Nov. 21): “During a game of Apocalypse against the Witchhunters,â€? reports Andrew_ 88 in an online forum, “I authorized my Chaos Lord to throw his vortex grenade at the oncoming Cannoness and her bodyguard. Safe to say he uffed it and the vortex grenade scattered back on top of him. Then he proceeded to take out my allies, the Havocs, Land Raider and Baneblade, before disappearing, having done no damage to my opponent.â€? I suggest you regard this as a helpful lesson to guide your own actions in the coming days, Scorpio. Do not, under any circumstances, unleash your Chaos Lord or let him throw his vortex grenade at anyone. He could damage your own interests more than those of your adversaries.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22–Dec. 21): According to my analysis of the astrological omens, it’s high time for you to receive a ood of presents, compliments, rewards and blessings. You got a problem with that? I hope not. I hope you are at peace with the fact that you deserve more than your usual share of recognition, appreciation, irtations and shortcuts. Please, Sagittarius? Please don’t let your chronic struggles or your cynical views of the state of the world blind you to the sudden, massive inux of luck. Pretty please open your tough heart and skeptical mind to the bounty that the universe is aching to send your way.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22–Jan. 19): I like how astrologer Hunter Reynolds encapsulates the Capricornian imperative. If you “can manage your ego’s erratic moods and uneven motivations well enough to offer a service with consistent quality,� he says, “the world confers social recognition and its accompanying material advantages on you.� The members of other signs may appear warmer and fuzzier than you, but only because you express your care for people through a “strictness of focus,� “disciplined work� and by being a “dependable helpmate.� This describes you at your best, of course; it’s not easy to meet such high standards. But here’s the good news: The omens suggest you now have an excellent opportunity to function at your very best.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20–Feb. 18): “Not being omniscient is a really big drag for me,� says poet Charles Harper Webb. I sympathize with him. My life would be so much easier and my power would be so much more graceful if only I knew everything there is to know. That’s why I’m going to be a little jealous of you in the coming weeks, Aquarius. You may not be supremely authoritative about every single subject, but you will have access to far more intuitive wisdom than usual, and you’ll be making extra good use of the analytical understandings you have. Bonus: You will also be absorbing new lessons at an elevated rate.

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